CVE-2022-29962 json
The Emerson DeltaV Distributed Control System (DCS) controllers and IO cards through 2022-04-29 misuse passwords.
published 2022-07-26 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-34269
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 14%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Emerson DeltaV Distributed Control System (DCS) controllers and IO cards through 2022-04-29 misuse passwords. FTP has hardcoded credentials (but may often be disabled in production). This affects S-series, P-series, and CIOC/EIOC nodes. NOTE: this is different from CVE-2014-2350.
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
cisa ICSA-22-181-03 updated cvss 4.2
Emerson DeltaV Distributed Control System
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Emerson DeltaV CIOC/EIOC/WIOC IO cards Emerson DeltaV M-series Emerson DeltaV P-series Emerson DeltaV S-series Emerson DeltaV SISaffected: mitigation guardian.emerson.com
From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials
References
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forescout.com
/blog/
third-party-advisory
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cisa.gov
/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-181-03
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-29962
- NVD CVE-2022-29962
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