CVE-2022-2463

Privilege escalation via unsanitized archive paths

Published Aug 25, 2022 · Updated Apr 16, 2025

Path traversal in Rockwell Automation ISaGRAF Workbench 6.0 through 6.6.9 allows attackers to write files via a crafted .7z exchange file. During extraction, Workbench fails to sanitize paths stored in the archive, allowing entries to escape the intended directory. A local user must open the file; written files inherit the application's permissions, reaching SYSTEM privileges when it runs as SYSTEM.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability2.63%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Rockwell Automation ISaGRAF Workbench 6.0 through 6.6.9 allows attackers to write files via a crafted .7z exchange file. During extraction, Workbench fails to sanitize paths stored in the archive, allowing entries to escape the intended directory. A local user must open the file; written files inherit the application's permissions, reaching SYSTEM privileges when it runs as SYSTEM.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-2463
Published
Aug 25, 2022
Updated
Apr 16, 2025
Vendor
Rockwell Automation
Product
ISaGRAF Workbench
Classifications
CWE-22, T1204.002, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 25, 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=6.0 <=6.6.9

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Rockwell Automation · ISaGRAF Workbenchversion=6.0 <=6.6.9

Published CVSS scores

6.1ICS-CERTCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
7.8NVDCVSS: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-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

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