In Softing uaToolkit Embedded before 1.40.1, a malformed PubSub discovery announcement…
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-476Published · 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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
In Softing uaToolkit Embedded before 1.40.1, a malformed PubSub discovery announcement message can cause a NULL pointer dereference or out-of-bounds memory access in the subscriber application.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0086 58th 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
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-44018
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rfrr-3g6g-x7ww
References
More Softing Uatoolkit Embedded vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-22704 In Softing uaToolkit Embedded before 1.41, a malformed CreateMonitoredItems request may cause a memory leak. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-17793 An issue was discovered in Softing Industrial Automation uaToolkit Embedded before 1.40. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-17794 An issue was discovered in Softing Industrial Automation OPC UA C++ SDK before 5.66, and… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-44018 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-44018 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rfrr-3g6g-x7ww · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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