High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 17, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-44725

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).

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Affected products

Opcfoundation/Local Discovery Server3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:opcfoundation:local_discovery_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:opcfoundation:local_discovery_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <1.04.405.479
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: <=1.04.403.478

Patches

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References

files.opcfoundation.org/SecurityBulletins/OPC%20Foundation%20Security%20Bulletin%20CVE-2022-44725.pdfnvdPatchVendor Advisory
opcfoundation.org/developer-tools/samples-and-tools-unified-architecture/local-discovery-server-lds/nvdPatchVendor Advisory

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