Is CVE-2022-42970 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-42970 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-42970?

CVE-2022-42970 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-42970?

CVE-2022-42970 has an EPSS score of 0.71% (49th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-42970?

Upgrade apc easy ups online monitoring software to 2.5-ga or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-42970

CRITICAL

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function The software does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources. Affected Products: APC Easy UPS Online Monitoring Software (Windows 7, 10, 11 & Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022 - Versions prior to V2.5-GA), APC Easy UPS Online Monitoring Software (Windows 11, Windows Server 2019, 2022 - Versions prior to V2.5-GA-01-22261), Schneider Electric Easy UPS Online Monitoring Software (Windows 7, 10, 11 & Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022 - Versions prior to V2.5-GS), Schneider Electric Easy UPS Online Monitoring Software (Windows 11, Windows Server 2019, 2022 - Versions prior to V2.5-GS-01-22261)

CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Function

How to fix

Remediation Available

apc easy ups online monitoring softwareNVD

Affected:< 2.5-gaFixed in:2.5-gaCVE-2022-42970derived from NVD

easy ups online monitoring softwareNVD

Affected:< 2.5-gsFixed in:2.5-gsCVE-2022-42970derived 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 RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.71%probability of exploitation in 30 days

49thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 49% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

download.schneider-electric.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Function) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-10271	High	7.5	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-42793	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-3248	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-1388	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-37415	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-21839	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-

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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.