CVE-2022-1159
Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer Code Injection
Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer (all versions) are vulnerable when an attacker who achieves administrator access on a workstation running Studio 5000 Logix Designer could inject controller code undetectable to a user.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer Code Injection
Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer (all versions) are vulnerable when an attacker who achieves administrator access on a workstation running Studio 5000 Logix Designer could inject controller code undetectable to a user.
- Record
CVE-2022-1159- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-24501
Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer (all versions) are vulnerable when an attacker who achieves administrator access on a workstation running Studio 5000 Logix Designer could inject controller code undetectable to a user.
- Record
EUVD-2022-24501- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4p6g-8q3p-h23x
Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer (all versions) are vulnerable when an attacker who...
Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer (all versions) are vulnerable when an attacker who achieves administrator access on a workstation running Studio 5000 Logix Designer could inject controller code undetectable to a user.
- Record
GHSA-4p6g-8q3p-h23x- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer (all versions) are vulnerable when an attacker who achieves administrator access on a workstation running Studio 5000 Logix Designer could inject controller code undetectable to a user.
- Record
CVE-2022-1159- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-1159 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.7) in Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer, published April 1, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.45%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.