CVE-2021-22282 (GCVE-0-2021-22282)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-02 06:38 – Updated: 2025-06-17 21:29
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Summary
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in B&R Industrial Automation Automation Studio allows Local Execution of Code.This issue affects Automation Studio: from 4.0 through 4.12.
Severity ?
8.3 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
ABB
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
B&R Industrial Automation Automation Studio Affected: 4.0 , ≤ 4.12 (custom)
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Credits
B&R would like to thank the following for working with us to help protect our customers: Mr. Mashav Sapir of Claroty, Mr. Andrew Hofmans
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