Is CVE-2022-2561 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-2561 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-2561?

CVE-2022-2561 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-2561?

CVE-2022-2561 has an EPSS score of 0.84% (54th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-2561?

Upgrade quickopc to 5.63.246 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-2561

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of OPC Labs QuickOPC 2022.1. 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 processing of XML files in Connectivity Explorer. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in deserialization of untrusted data. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-16596.

CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data

How to fix

Remediation Available

quickopcNVD

Affected:>= 5.63, < 5.63.246Fixed in:5.63.246CVE-2022-2561derived 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 VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.84%probability of exploitation in 30 days

54thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 54% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

kb.opclabs.com

Third-Party Advisory1

zerodayinitiative.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2023-0669	High	7.2	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-44228	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-35464	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2023-29300	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2025-53770	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2022-47986	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-

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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 2025-02-18.