9.8

CVE-2022-40984: yokogawa test & measurement corporation wtviewere series Out-of-bounds Write

Modified
Published 24-10-2022Last modified 07-05-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-40984 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in yokogawa test & measurement corporation wtviewere series. EPSS estimates a 0.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.95%
0%100%
Low · +0.11 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 24-10-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-05-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in WTViewerE series WTViewerE 761941 from 1.31 to 1.61 and WTViewerEfree from 1.01 to 1.52 allows an attacker to cause the product to crash by processing a long file name.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.95%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

61%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.11 pp

From 0.83% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Yokogawa2 products
Yokogawa test & measurement corporation1 product
  • wtviewere seriesWTViewerE 761941 from 1.31 to 1.61 and WTViewerEfree from 1.01 to 1.52

2 vendors · 3 products

References

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