CVEvulnerability

CVE-2022-29960

5.5 MEDIUM Published 2022-07-26 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

Status: Modified
Published: 2022-07-26
Last modified: 2026-06-17
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected]): 5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses: CWE-798

Description

Emerson OpenBSI through 2022-04-29 uses weak cryptography. It is an engineering environment for the ControlWave and Bristol Babcock line of RTUs. DES with hardcoded cryptographic keys is used for protection of certain system credentials, engineering files, and sensitive utilities.

Affected configurations

• emerson openbsi (< 5.9) • emerson openbsi 5.9

Weakness · CWE (1)

CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials weakness

Referenced by CWE · observed example (2)

CWE-321 Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key weakness
CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials weakness

References

https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-181-03 Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-221-03 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
https://www.forescout.com/blog/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-181-03 Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-221-03 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
https://www.forescout.com/blog/ Third Party Advisory