{"id":"CVE-2022-29957","aliases":["EUVD-2022-34264","GHSA-jqmm-x5xp-f3pq"],"status":"published","title":"The Emerson DeltaV Distributed Control System (DCS) through 2022-04-29 mishandles authentication....","description":"The Emerson DeltaV Distributed Control System (DCS) through 2022-04-29 mishandles authentication. It utilizes several proprietary protocols for a wide variety of functionality. These protocols include Firmware upgrade (18508/TCP, 18518/TCP); Plug-and-Play (18510/UDP); Hawk services (18507/UDP); Management (18519/TCP); Cold restart (18512/UDP); SIS communications (12345/TCP); and Wireless Gateway Protocol (18515/UDP). None of these protocols have any authentication features, allowing any attacker capable of communicating with the ports in question to invoke (a subset of) desired functionality.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.00218,"percentile":0.12418,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-306"],"published":"2022-07-26T21:14:50Z","modified":"2026-06-17T04:41:01Z","products":[{"vendor":"emerson","product":"deltav_distributed_control_system"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.forescout.com/blog/","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-181-03","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29957"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jqmm-x5xp-f3pq"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2022-29957","description":"The Emerson DeltaV Distributed Control System (DCS) through 2022-04-29 mishandles authentication. It utilizes several proprietary protocols for a wide variety of functionality. These protocols include Firmware upgrade (18508/TCP, 18518/TCP); Plug-and-Play (18510/UDP); Hawk services (18507/UDP); Management (18519/TCP); Cold restart (18512/UDP); SIS communications (12345/TCP); and Wireless Gateway Protocol (18515/UDP). None of these protocols have any authentication features, allowing any attacker capable of communicating with the ports in question to invoke (a subset of) desired functionality.","status":"published","published":"2022-07-26T21:14:50Z","modified":"2024-08-03T06:33:43.178Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:34:36.270817Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2022-34264","description":"The Emerson DeltaV Distributed Control System (DCS) through 2022-04-29 mishandles authentication. It utilizes several proprietary protocols for a wide variety of functionality. These protocols include Firmware upgrade (18508/TCP, 18518/TCP); Plug-and-Play (18510/UDP); Hawk services (18507/UDP); Management (18519/TCP); Cold restart (18512/UDP); SIS communications (12345/TCP); and Wireless Gateway Protocol (18515/UDP). None of these protocols have any authentication features, allowing any attacker capable of communicating with the ports in question to invoke (a subset of) desired functionality.","status":"published","published":"2022-07-26T21:14:50Z","modified":"2024-08-03T06:33:43Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T03:25:37.579336Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-jqmm-x5xp-f3pq","title":"The Emerson DeltaV Distributed Control System (DCS) through 2022-04-29 mishandles authentication....","description":"The Emerson DeltaV Distributed Control System (DCS) through 2022-04-29 mishandles authentication. It utilizes several proprietary protocols for a wide variety of functionality. These protocols include Firmware upgrade (18508/TCP, 18518/TCP); Plug-and-Play (18510/UDP); Hawk services (18507/UDP); Management (18519/TCP); Cold restart (18512/UDP); SIS communications (12345/TCP); and Wireless Gateway Protocol (18515/UDP). None of these protocols have any authentication features, allowing any attacker capable of communicating with the ports in question to invoke (a subset of) desired functionality.","status":"published","published":"2022-07-27T00:00:32Z","modified":"2023-01-27T05:06:20Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-306"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:42:53.481756Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2022-29957","description":"The Emerson DeltaV Distributed Control System (DCS) through 2022-04-29 mishandles authentication. It utilizes several proprietary protocols for a wide variety of functionality. These protocols include Firmware upgrade (18508/TCP, 18518/TCP); Plug-and-Play (18510/UDP); Hawk services (18507/UDP); Management (18519/TCP); Cold restart (18512/UDP); SIS communications (12345/TCP); and Wireless Gateway Protocol (18515/UDP). None of these protocols have any authentication features, allowing any attacker capable of communicating with the ports in question to invoke (a subset of) desired functionality.","status":"published","published":"2022-07-26T22:15:10.923Z","modified":"2026-06-17T04:41:01.91Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-306"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:07:24.037422Z"}]}}