CVE-2022-2006

Code execution via installer DLL hijacking

Published Aug 31, 2022 · Updated Apr 16, 2025

DLL hijacking in AutomationDirect C-more EA9 programming software before 6.73 allows local users to execute code during installation. The Windows installer searches for a required DLL through an installation-directory element that can contain an attacker-planted library. Execution requires a user to launch the installer after the malicious DLL is placed where the search order selects it, and the code runs with the installer’s privileges.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.36%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

DLL hijacking in AutomationDirect C-more EA9 programming software before 6.73 allows local users to execute code during installation. The Windows installer searches for a required DLL through an installation-directory element that can contain an attacker-planted library. Execution requires a user to launch the installer after the malicious DLL is placed where the search order selects it, and the code runs with the installer’s privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-2006
Published
Aug 31, 2022
Updated
Apr 16, 2025
Vendor
AutomationDirect
Product
C-more EA9 Series Touch Panels
Classifications
CWE-427, CAPEC-38, CAPEC-471, T1574.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 31, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 16, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=EA9-PGMSW <6.73
  2. Affected versionversion=EA9-RHMI <6.73
  3. Affected versionversion=EA9-T10CL <6.73
  4. Affected versionversion=EA9-T10WCL <6.73
  5. Affected versionversion=EA9-T12CL <6.73
  6. Affected versionversion=EA9-T15CL <6.73
  7. Affected versionversion=EA9-T6CL <6.73
  8. Affected versionversion=EA9-T6CL-R <6.73
  9. Affected versionversion=EA9-T7CL <6.73
  10. Affected versionversion=EA9-T7CL-R <6.73
  11. Affected versionversion=EA9-T8CL <6.73

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

AutomationDirect · C-more EA9 Series Touch Panelsversion=EA9-PGMSW <6.73; version=EA9-RHMI <6.73; version=EA9-T10CL <6.73; version=EA9-T10WCL <6.73; version=EA9-T12CL <6.73; version=EA9-T15CL <6.73; version=EA9-T6CL <6.73; version=EA9-T6CL-R <6.73; version=EA9-T7CL <6.73; version=EA9-T7CL-R <6.73; version=EA9-T8CL <6.73

Published CVSS scores

7.8ICS-CERTCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element
CAPEC-38Leveraging/Manipulating Configuration File Search Paths
CAPEC-471Search Order Hijacking
T1574.001Hijack Execution Flow: DLL

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