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TI-2022-18255 Aliases CVE-2022-38742GHSA-rvg5-w7ph-h5wx

Rockwell Automation ThinManager Software Vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution and Denial-Of-Service Attack

Priority HIGH 69CWE-122Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-122 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Rockwell Automation ThinManager ThinServer versions 11.0.0 - 13.0.0 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow. An attacker could send a specifically crafted TFTP or HTTPS request, causing a heap-based buffer overflow that crashes the ThinServer process. If successfully exploited, this could expose the server to arbitrary remote code execution.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.22727 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
RockwellThinManager ThinServer11.0.0 – 13.0.0—No fix listedCNA
  • ThinManager ThinServer VendorRockwell Affected 11.0.0 – 13.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:thinmanager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0.0 – 13.0.0VulnerableRockwell
  • cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:thinmanager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0.0 – 13.0.0 Vulnerable ·Rockwell

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-38742
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rvg5-w7ph-h5wx

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-12455 Rockwell Automation ThinManager ThinServer Path Traversal Download CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-09617 Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk ThinManager Authentication Vulnerability CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2023-12454 Rockwell Automation ThinManager ThinServer Path Traversal Upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-12456 Rockwell Automation ThinManager ThinServer Heap-Based Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-09618 Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk ThinManager Denial-of-Service Vulnerability CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2024-30788 ThinManager® Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
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Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences