CVE-2022-43508

Code execution via crafted project file use-after-free

Published Dec 7, 2022 · Updated Apr 23, 2025

Use-after-free in OMRON CX-Programmer 9.77 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to execute code via a crafted CXP file. OMRON has not disclosed which CXP parser object is freed prematurely or how the crafted file causes later reuse of that memory. Exploitation requires a user to open the file, after which attacker-controlled code can run in the user's application context or process memory can be disclosed.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.25%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Use-after-free in OMRON CX-Programmer 9.77 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to execute code via a crafted CXP file. OMRON has not disclosed which CXP parser object is freed prematurely or how the crafted file causes later reuse of that memory. Exploitation requires a user to open the file, after which attacker-controlled code can run in the user's application context or process memory can be disclosed.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-43508
Published
Dec 7, 2022
Updated
Apr 23, 2025
Vendor
OMRON Corporation
Product
CX-Programmer
Classifications
CWE-416, T1203, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 7, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 23, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=v.9.77 and earlier

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

OMRON Corporation · CX-Programmerversion=v.9.77 and earlier

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8JPCERT/CCCVSS: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 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-416Use After Free
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution
T1204.002User Execution Malicious File

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