What is CVE-2022-40190?

CVE-2022-40190 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sauter Controls Moduweb, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-10-31.

How severe is CVE-2022-40190?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

XSS in Sauter Controls Moduweb

CVE-2022-40190

SAUTER Controls moduWeb firmware version 2.7.1 is vulnerable to reflective cross-site scripting (XSS). The web application does not adequately sanitize request strings of malicious JavaScript. An attacker utilizing XSS could then execute malicious code in users’ browsers and steal sensitive information, including user credentials.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2022-10-31 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (52.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 52.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Sauter Controls Moduweb — versions firmware Version 2.7.1
Sauter-Controls Moduweb Firmware — versions 2.7.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-300-02 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-40190?: CVE-2022-40190 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sauter Controls Moduweb, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-10-31.
How severe is CVE-2022-40190?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.