High severity · published Nov 17, 2022
CVE-2022-44725
OPC Foundation Local Discovery Server (LDS) through 1.04.403.478 uses a hard-coded file path to a configuration file
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
OPC Foundation Local Discovery Server (LDS) through 1.04.403.478 uses a hard-coded file path to a configuration file. This allows a normal user to create a malicious file that is loaded by LDS (running as a high-privilege user).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 8% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LD
Local Discovery Server · Opcfoundation
before 1.04.405.479 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44725
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-44725
Patch
https://files.opcfoundation.org/SecurityBulletins/OPC%20Foundation%20Security%20Bulletin%20CVE-2022-44725.pdf
Patch
https://opcfoundation.org/developer-tools/samples-and-tools-unified-architecture/local-discovery-server-lds/
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