Critical severity9.1NVD Advisory· Published Mar 29, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-2848
CVE-2022-2848
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.
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Affected products
10- cpe:2.3:a:ptc:thingworx_industrial_connectivity:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:kepserver_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <6.12
= 6.11.718.0+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: = 6.11.718.0
- (no CPE)range: 6.11.718.0
Patches
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References
2- www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-242-10nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1454/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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