CODESYS V3 prone to Inadequate Encryption Stregth
Priority LOW 34CWE-326Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-326.
Summary
Inadequate Encryption Strength in CODESYS Development System V3 versions prior to V3.5.18.40 allows an unauthenticated local attacker to access and manipulate code of the encrypted boot application.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00083 0th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed CODESYS Development System V3 (CODESYS): V3.5.18.40
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA CODESYS Development System V3 (CODESYS) Fixed in V3.5.18.40
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4048
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hxgf-g28h-m63f
References
More CODESYS Development System V3 vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-07501 Improper access control in 3S-Smart Software Solutions GmbH CODESYS Control V3 products… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-23467 CODESYS: Multiple products prone to out-of-bounds write CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-23479 CODESYS: Multiple products prone to Improper Input Validation CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-23478 CODESYS: Multiple products prone to stack based out-of-bounds write CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-23477 CODESYS: Multiple products prone to stack based out-of-bounds write CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-23476 CODESYS: Multiple products prone to stack based out-of-bounds write CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-4048 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-4048 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hxgf-g28h-m63f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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