What is CVE-2022-29966?

CVE-2022-29966 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Emerson Ovation, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-11-03.

How severe is CVE-2022-29966?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Emerson Ovation

CVE-2022-29966

Emerson Ovation has several protocols that have no authentication, which could allow an attacker to change controller configuration or cause a denial-of-service condition.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2026-11-03.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

Emerson Ovation

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-29966?: CVE-2022-29966 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Emerson Ovation, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-11-03.
How severe is CVE-2022-29966?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.