CVE-2022-40977
PILZ: PASvisu and PMI affected by ZipSlip
A path traversal vulnerability was discovered in Pilz PASvisu Server before 1.12.0. An unauthenticated remote attacker could use a zipped, malicious configuration file to trigger arbitrary file writes ('zip-slip'). File writes do not affect confidentiality or availability.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
PILZ: PASvisu and PMI affected by ZipSlip
A path traversal vulnerability was discovered in Pilz PASvisu Server before 1.12.0. An unauthenticated remote attacker could use a zipped, malicious configuration file to trigger arbitrary file writes ('zip-slip'). File writes do not affect confidentiality or availability.
- Record
CVE-2022-40977- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-44223
A path traversal vulnerability was discovered in Pilz PASvisu Server before 1.12.0. An unauthenticated remote attacker could use a zipped, malicious configuration file to trigger arbitrary file writes ('zip-slip'). File writes do not affect confidentiality or availability.
- Record
EUVD-2022-44223- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hjxv-pvv5-vqv2
A path traversal vulnerability was discovered in Pilz PASvisu Server before 1.12.0. An...
A path traversal vulnerability was discovered in Pilz PASvisu Server before 1.12.0. An unauthenticated remote attacker could use a zipped, malicious configuration file to trigger arbitrary file writes ('zip-slip').
- Record
GHSA-hjxv-pvv5-vqv2- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A path traversal vulnerability was discovered in Pilz PASvisu Server before 1.12.0. An unauthenticated remote attacker could use a zipped, malicious configuration file to trigger arbitrary file writes ('zip-slip'). File writes do not affect confidentiality or availability.
- Record
CVE-2022-40977- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- 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-2022-40977 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Pilz Pasvisu, published November 24, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.95%, the 61st percentile. No source names a fixed version.