Is CVE-2022-1596 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-1596 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-1596?

CVE-2022-1596 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-1596?

CVE-2022-1596 has an EPSS score of 0.60% (45th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-1596?

Upgrade rex640 pcl2 firmware to 1.1.4 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-1596

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in ABB REX640 PCL1, REX640 PCL2, REX640 PCL3 allows an authenticated attacker to launch an attack against the user database file and try to take control of an affected system node.

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

How to fix

Remediation Available

rex640 pcl2 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 1.1.4Fixed in:1.1.4CVE-2022-1596derived from NVD

rex640 pcl3 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 1.2.1Fixed in:1.2.1CVE-2022-1596derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.60%probability of exploitation in 30 days

45thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 45% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

search.abb.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2011-3923	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-15379	Critical	9.8	86%	-	-
CVE-2018-1000207	High	7.2	64%	-	-
CVE-2023-32986	High	8.8	63%	-	-
CVE-2021-44521	Critical	9.1	55%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-13374	Medium	4.3	38%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.