CVE-2022-2979
Omron CX-Programmer
Opening a specially crafted file could cause the affected product to fail to release its memory reference potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Omron CX-Programmer
Opening a specially crafted file could cause the affected product to fail to release its memory reference potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2022-2979- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-35200
Opening a specially crafted file could cause the affected product to fail to release its memory reference potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2022-35200- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cxg8-6xcc-g5fw
Opening a specially crafted file could cause the affected product to fail to release its memory...
Opening a specially crafted file could cause the affected product to fail to release its memory reference potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.
- Record
GHSA-cxg8-6xcc-g5fw- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Opening a specially crafted file could cause the affected product to fail to release its memory reference potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2022-2979- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- 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-2022-2979 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Omron Cx-programmer, published September 12, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.25%, the 16th percentile. No source names a fixed version.