CVE-2022-36970

Code execution via untrusted APP file scripts

Published Mar 29, 2023 · Updated Feb 18, 2025

Insufficient UI warning in AVEVA Edge 20.0 build 4201.2111.1802.0000 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute code via a crafted APP file. APP-file processing permits intentionally unrestricted Visual Basic scripts without presenting a sufficiently prominent trust warning. Exploitation requires a user to visit a malicious page or open the file, after which the script runs with the current process's permissions.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.65%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Insufficient UI warning in AVEVA Edge 20.0 build 4201.2111.1802.0000 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute code via a crafted APP file. APP-file processing permits intentionally unrestricted Visual Basic scripts without presenting a sufficiently prominent trust warning. Exploitation requires a user to visit a malicious page or open the file, after which the script runs with the current process's permissions.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-36970
Published
Mar 29, 2023
Updated
Feb 18, 2025
Vendor
AVEVA
Product
AVEVA Edge
Classifications
CWE-357, T1204.002, T1059.005
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 29, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 18, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=20.0 Build: 4201.2111.1802.0000 Service Pack 2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

AVEVA · AVEVA Edgeversion=20.0 Build: 4201.2111.1802.0000 Service Pack 2

Published CVSS scores

7.8Zero Day InitiativeCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8AVEVACVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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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-357Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations
T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File
T1059.005Command and Scripting Interpreter: Visual Basic

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