CVE-2022-31206

 

Published at: - 27-07-2022 12:15

Last modified: - 04-08-2022 05:01

Total changes: - 3

Description

The Omron SYSMAC Nx product family PLCs (NJ series, NY series, NX series, and PMAC series) through 2022-005-18 lack cryptographic authentication. These PLCs are programmed using the SYMAC Studio engineering software (which compiles IEC 61131-3 conformant POU code to native machine code for execution by the PLC's runtime). The resulting machine code is executed by a runtime, typically controlled by a real-time operating system. The logic that is downloaded to the PLC does not seem to be cryptographically authenticated, allowing an attacker to manipulate transmitted object code to the PLC and execute arbitrary machine code on the processor of the PLC's CPU module in the context of the runtime. In the case of at least the NJ series, an RTOS and hardware combination is used that would potentially allow for memory protection and privilege separation and thus limit the impact of code execution. However, it was not confirmed whether these sufficiently segment the runtime from the rest of the RTOS.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

 

Verification logic

 

Reference

• https://www.forescout.com/blog/
• https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-179-02

 

Keywords

NVD

 

CVE-2022-31206

 

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Common vulnerabilities & exposures

 

CVSS

 

Common vulnerability scoring system

 

Security

 

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