A use-of-uninitialized-pointer vulnerability exists in the Forward Open…
Priority HIGH 72CWE-824Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-824 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A use-of-uninitialized-pointer vulnerability exists in the Forward Open connection_management_entry functionality of EIP Stack Group OpENer development commit 58ee13c. A specially-crafted EtherNet/IP request can lead to use of a null pointer, causing the server to crash. An attacker can send a series of EtherNet/IP requests to trigger this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.08047 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIPStackGroup | OpENer | development commit 58ee13c | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- OpENer VendorEIPStackGroup Affected development commit 58ee13c Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:opener_project:opener:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2022-10-18 | Vulnerable | EIPStackGroup |
- cpe:2.3:a:opener_project:opener:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2022-10-18 Vulnerable ·EIPStackGroup
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-43606
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xh44-7m8v-gqg4
References
More EIPStackGroup Opener vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-37502 OpENer 2.3.0 (master branch up to commit 76b95cf) is vulnerable to a severe memory… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-21373 Out-of-bounds write in EIPStackGroup OpENer CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2022-21372 Out-of-bounds write in EIPStackGroup OpENer CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-37503 OpENer 2.3.0 (commit 76b95cf) has an out-of-bounds read issue in CIP message parsing when… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-37500 EIPStackGroup OpENer 2.3.0 (commit 76b95cf) suffers from an Incorrect Access Control… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-37499 EIPStackGroup OpENer 2.3.0 (commit 76b95cf) has an out-of-bounds read issue in Connection… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2022-43606 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-43606 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xh44-7m8v-gqg4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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