This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of AVEVA Edge 20.0 Build: 4201.2111.1802.0000 Service Pack 2. 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 APP files. Crafted data in a APP file can cause the application to execute arbitrary Visual Basic scripts. The user interface fails to provide sufficient indication of the hazard. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of current process. Was ZDI-CAN-17370.
Why it matters now
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
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-36970
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gqv3-mwv7-3fg9
- 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Aveva Edge vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-11329 Deserialization of untrusted data in AVEVA Edge CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-17174 XML external entity injection in AVEVA Edge CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2022-11331 Uncontrolled search path in AVEVA Edge CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-11332 Uncontrolled search path in AVEVA Edge CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-11330 Uncontrolled search path in AVEVA Edge CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2015-00910 Schneider Electric InduSoft Web Studio before 7.1.3.4 SP3 Patch 4 and InTouch Machine… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2022-36970 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-36970 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gqv3-mwv7-3fg9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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