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TI-2022-01660 Aliases CVE-2022-1794GHSA-w7rj-j5f6-772g

Plaintext Storage of a password in CODESYS V3 OPC DA Server

Priority LOW 24CWE-256Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-256.

Summary

The CODESYS OPC DA Server prior V3.5.18.20 stores PLC passwords as plain text in its configuration file so that it is visible to all authorized Microsoft Windows users of the system.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00211 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CODESYSCODESYS OPC DA ServerV3 – V3.5.18.20—No fix listedCNA
  • CODESYS OPC DA Server VendorCODESYS Affected V3 – V3.5.18.20 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:codesys:opc_da_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0 to before 3.5.18.20VulnerableCODESYS
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:codesys:opc_da_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 to before 3.5.18.20 Vulnerable ·CODESYS
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-1794
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w7rj-j5f6-772g

References

Advisory 1

Sources

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