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CVE-2022-45788

Q: Is CVE-2022-45788 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-45788 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.2% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Q: What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-45788?

CVE-2022-45788 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.

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2023-01-30
WeaknessCWE-754

Am I affected?

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Description

A CWE-754: Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability exists that could cause arbitrary code execution, denial of service and loss of confidentiality & integrity when a malicious project file is loaded onto the controller. Affected Products: EcoStruxure Control Expert (All Versions), EcoStruxure Process Expert (All Versions), Modicon M340 CPU - part numbers BMXP34* (All Versions), Modicon M580 CPU - part numbers BMEP* and BMEH* (All Versions), Modicon M580 CPU Safety - part numbers BMEP58*S and BMEH58*S (All Versions), Modicon Momentum Unity M1E Processor - 171CBU* (All Versions), Modicon MC80 - BMKC80 (All Versions), Legacy Modicon Quantum - 140CPU65* and Premium CPUs - TSXP57* (All Versions)

Timeline

dates in UTC

2023-01-3013:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC

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

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Versions per branch

NVD

Schneider-electric ecostruxure control expert

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
—	all versions	no fix published	NVD

Schneider-electric ecostruxure process expert

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
2021.x	< 2021	2021	NVD

Schneider-electric modicon m340 bmxp341000 firmwareversion to verify

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
—	all versions	no fix published	NVD

52 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-23-201-01 CISA8 known affected
Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Products, Modicon PLCs, and Programmable Automation Controllers
EcoStruxure Control Expert: < 15.3 · EcoStruxure Process Expert: <= 2020 · Modicon M340 CPU (part numbers BMXP34*): < SV3.51 · +5 more

Full record on NVD

Fix

Vendor fix CISA ICSA-23-201-01 · 1 productEcoStruxure Process Expert: Version V2021 available for download and is not impacted by this vulnerability as the affected component has been removed from this version.
Vendor fix CISA ICSA-23-201-01 · 1 productEcoStruxure Control Expert: Software V15.3 includes a fix for this vulnerability and is available for download.
Vendor fix CISA ICSA-23-201-01 · 1 productModicon M580 CPU (part numbers BMEP* and BMEH*): Firmware SV4.10 includes a fix for this vulnerability and is available for download.
Vendor fix CISA ICSA-23-201-01 · 1 productModicon Momentum Unity M1E Processor (part numbers 171CBU*): Firmware VS2.6 includes a fix for this vulnerability and is available for download.
Vendor fix CISA ICSA-23-201-01 · 1 productModicon M340 CPU (part numbers BMXP34*): Firmware SV3.51 includes a fix for this vulnerability and is available for download.
Vendor fix CISA ICSA-23-201-01 · 1 productModicon MC80 CPU (part numbers BMKC80*): Firmware SV1.90 includes a fix for this vulnerability and is available for download.

Advisories and patches

download.schneider-electric.comPatch · Vendor Advisory

Detection

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

Sources

CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2025-02-05
OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
CNACVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-754read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.2 %2026-10-23

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: 2023-01-30
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-45788?

Is CVE-2022-45788 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-45788 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.2% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-45788?

CVE-2022-45788 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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