CVE-2022-37453

An issue was discovered in Softing OPC UA C++ SDK before 6.10. A buffer overflow or an excess allocation happens due to unchecked array and matrix bounds in structure data types.

Published: 2022-10-20 Last update: 2025-05-08 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-37453 is rated Moderate Risk (53.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.51%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-37453

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-10-22 0.15% 0.51% +0.36%
2 2025-03-17 0.06% 0.15% +0.10%
3 2023-09-20 0.06%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-37453

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-37453

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-37453

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
softing edgeaggregator <= 3.50 cpe:2.3:a:softing:edgeaggregator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
softing edgeconnector <= 3.50 cpe:2.3:a:softing:edgeconnector:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
softing opc <= 5.22 cpe:2.3:a:softing:opc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
softing opc_ua_c\+\+_software_development_kit <= 6.00 cpe:2.3:a:softing:opc_ua_c\+\+_software_development_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
softing secure_integration_server <= 1.22 cpe:2.3:a:softing:secure_integration_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
softing uagates <= 1.74 cpe:2.3:a:softing:uagates:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-37453

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