7.5

CVE-2022-2792: emerson electric proficy machine edition Improper Access Control

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
Published 19-08-2022Last modified 16-04-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-2792 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Access Control vulnerability in emerson electric proficy machine edition. EPSS estimates a 0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.42%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 19-08-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Emerson Electric's Proficy Machine Edition Version 9.00 and prior is vulenrable to CWE-284 Improper Access Control, and stores project data in a directory with improper access control lists.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.42%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

36%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.02 pp

From 0.40% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.42%

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

Emerson1 product
Emerson electric1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

1 links