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CVE-2022-2970

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  • Published2022-09-23
  • Fixed in1.5.0
  • WeaknessCWE-121 · CWE-787

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Description

MZ Automation's libIEC61850 (versions 1.4 and prior; version 1.5 prior to commit a3b04b7bc4872a5a39e5de3fdc5fbde52c09e10e) does not sanitize input before memcpy is used, which could allow an attacker to crash the device or remotely execute arbitrary code.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-09-2316:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

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

NVD
Mz-automation libiec61850
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.5< 1.5.01.5.0

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-22-251-01 CISA2 known affected

    MZ Automation libIEC61850

    libIEC61850: Version 1.5 prior to commit a3b04b7bc4872a5a39e5de3fdc5fbde52c09e10e · libIEC61850: Versions 1.4 and prior

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Mz-automation libiec61850 to 1.5.0
  2. Vendor fix CISA ICSA-22-251-01 · 2 productsMZ Automation recommends users update to the latest version: libIEC61850.

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2025-04-16
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • CNACVSS 3.110read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-121read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-787read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.5 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-09-23
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2970?

MZ Automation's libIEC61850 (versions 1.4 and prior; version 1.5 prior to commit a3b04b7bc4872a5a39e5de3fdc5fbde52c09e10e) does not sanitize input before memcpy is used, which could allow an attacker to crash the device or remotely execute arbitrary code.

Is CVE-2022-2970 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-2970 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.5% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-2970?

CVE-2022-2970 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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