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CVE-2022-2848

Q: Is CVE-2022-2848 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-2848 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 3.4% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Q: What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-2848?

CVE-2022-2848 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2023-03-29
Fixed in7.612
WeaknessCWE-119 · CWE-122

Am I affected?

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Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Kepware KEPServerEX 6.11.718.0. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of text encoding conversions. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-16486.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2023-03-2919:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

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Versions per branch

NVD

Ge industrial gateway server

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
7.612	< 7.612	7.612	NVD

Ptc kepware kepserverex

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
6.12	< 6.12	6.12	NVD

Ptc opc-aggregator

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
6.12	< 6.12	6.12	NVD

5 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Vendor advisories

ICSA-22-242-10 CISA8 known affected
PTC Kepware KEPServerEX (Update A)
GE Digital Industrial Gateway Server: Versions prior to v7.612 · Kepware KEPServerEX: Versions prior to 6.12 · OPC-Aggregator: Versions prior to 6.12 · +5 more

Full record on NVD

Fix

Update Ge industrial gateway server to 7.612
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-22-242-10 · 8 productsKepware KEPServerEX: should upgrade to v6.12 or later
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-22-242-10 · 8 productsThingWorx Kepware Server: should upgrade to v6.12 or later
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-22-242-10 · 8 productsThingWorx Industrial Connectivity: should upgrade to ThingWorx Kepware Server v6.12 or later
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-22-242-10 · 8 productsOPC-Aggregator: should upgrade to v6.12 or later
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-22-242-10 · 8 productsThingWorx Kepware Edge: Upgrade to v1.5 or later
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-22-242-10 · 8 productsFor additional information and instructions on upgrading PTC software, refer to PTC's security advisory (login required).

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2025-02-18
OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
NVDCVSS 3.19.1read 2026-10-23
CNACVSS 3.09.1read 2026-10-23
CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-122read 2026-10-23
NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-119read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score3.4 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Published: 2023-03-29
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2848?

Is CVE-2022-2848 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-2848 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 3.4% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-2848?

CVE-2022-2848 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

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