Vulnerability in Emerson Deltav Distributed Control System Sq Controller

CVE-2022-29962

The Emerson DeltaV Distributed Control System (DCS) controllers and IO cards through 2022-04-29 misuse passwords. FTP has hardcoded credentials (but may often be disabled in production). This affects S-series, P-series, and CIOC/EIOC nodes. NOTE: this is different from CVE-2014-2350.

EPSS: 0.002 (14.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-29962?
CVE-2022-29962 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Emerson Deltav Distributed Control System Sq Controller, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-07-26.
How severe is CVE-2022-29962?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.