VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-29959

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM

EPSS probability0.26%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2022-08-16

Last modified2026-06-17

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

Description

Emerson OpenBSI through 2022-04-29 mishandles credential storage. It is an engineering environment for the ControlWave and Bristol Babcock line of RTUs. This environment provides access control functionality through user authentication and privilege management. The credentials for various users are stored insecurely in the SecUsers.ini file by using a simple string transformation rather than a cryptographic mechanism.

Weakness classification

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-522

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory