VDB-211337 · CVE-2022-28687 · ZDI-22-1126

AVEVA Edge uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in AVEVA Edge. It has been rated as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-28687. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in AVEVA Edge (version unknown). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of AVEVA Edge 2020 SP2 Patch 0(4201.2111.1802.0000). User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of APP files. The process loads a library from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-16257.

The weakness was disclosed 10/18/2022 as ZDI-22-1126. The advisory is shared at zerodayinitiative.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-28687 since 04/05/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1574 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-33129). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

AVEVA

Name

Edge

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uncontrolled search path
CWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

04/05/2022 🔍
10/18/2022 +196 days 🔍
10/18/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/20/2026 +1310 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ZDI-22-1126
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-28687 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-28687
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-211337
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 10/18/2022 16:28
Updated: 05/20/2026 13:28
Changes: 10/18/2022 16:28 (37), 02/18/2025 18:34 (35), 05/20/2026 13:28 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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