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CVE-2022-1161: rockwell automation 1768 compactlogix controllers

CVSS: 10.0v3.1CriticalModified
Published 11-04-2022Last modified 16-04-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-1161 is a critical (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in rockwell automation 1768 compactlogix controllers. EPSS estimates a 5.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
5.21%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 11-04-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An attacker with the ability to modify a user program may change user program code on some ControlLogix, CompactLogix, and GuardLogix Control systems. Studio 5000 Logix Designer writes user-readable program code to a separate location than the executed compiled code, allowing an attacker to change one and not the other.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

5.21%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 5.21% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
5.21%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Rockwell automation17 products

1 vendor · 17 products

References

1 links