CVE-2022-29856Network attack vector

Exported package decryption via hardcoded cryptographic key

Published Apr 29, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Hardcoded-key exposure in Automation Anywhere Automation 360 22 allows attackers to decrypt exported RPA packages with the embedded key. The package-export encryption path uses a cryptographic key hardcoded in the product, allowing the same key to decrypt packages produced by version 22. Exploitation requires access to an exported RPA package and the embedded key; the documented consequence is disclosure of package contents.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability1.55%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Hardcoded-key exposure in Automation Anywhere Automation 360 22 allows attackers to decrypt exported RPA packages with the embedded key. The package-export encryption path uses a cryptographic key hardcoded in the product, allowing the same key to decrypt packages produced by version 22. Exploitation requires access to an exported RPA package and the embedded key; the documented consequence is disclosure of package contents.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-29856
Published
Apr 29, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-798, T1140
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 29, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

Affected buildAffected product and version details are unavailable.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

5.0NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
7.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials
T1140Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information

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