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CVE-2022-29958NVD status: Modified

Pc10g-cpu Tcc-6353 Firmware: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

CVE-2022-29958 is a critical-severity insufficient verification of data authenticity vulnerability in Pc10g-cpu Tcc-6353 Firmware from Jtekt, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an unauthenticated attacker, without any action from a user. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.61% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.

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Critical severity: a successful attack would have severe impact.

What to do

  1. Check which version of Pc10g-cpu Tcc-6353 Firmware you run against the affected versions below, and install the vendor's latest release.
  2. Until you can update, restrict network access to the affected service so it is not reachable from untrusted networks.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
JtektPc10g-cpu Tcc-6353 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
JtektPc10ge Tcc-6464 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
JtektPc10p Tcc-6372 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
JtektPc10p-dp Tcc-6726 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
JtektPc10p-dp-io Tcc-6752 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
JtektPc10b-p Tcc-6373 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
JtektPc10b Tcc-1021 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
JtektPc10e Tcc-4737 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
JtektPc10el Tcc-4747 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
JtektPlus Cpu Tcc-6740 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
JtektPc3jx Tcc-6901 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
JtektPc3jx-d Tcc-6902 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
JtektPc10pe Tcc-1101 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
JtektPc10pe-1616p Tcc-1102 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
JtektPcdl Tkc-6688 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
JtektNano 10gx Tuc-1157 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
JtektNano Cpu Tuc-6941 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated

Version data comes from NVD's product matching. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
NoneNo account or login is needed.
User interaction
NoneNo action by a victim is required.
Scope
UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
HighData or code can be modified at will.
Availability
HighThe component can be taken down completely.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by NVD.

Official description

JTEKT TOYOPUC PLCs through 2022-04-29 do not ensure data integrity. They utilize the unauthenticated CMPLink/TCP protocol for engineering purposes, including downloading projects and control logic to the PLC. Control logic is downloaded to the PLC on a block-by-block basis with a given memory address and a blob of machine code. The logic that is downloaded to the PLC is not cryptographically authenticated, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary machine code on the PLC's CPU module in the context of the runtime. In the case of the PC10G-CPU, and likely for other CPU modules of the TOYOPUC family, a processor without MPU or MMU is used and this no memory protection or privilege-separation capabilities are available, giving an attacker full control over the CPU.

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

The product does not sufficiently verify the origin or authenticity of data, in a way that causes it to accept invalid data.

More Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity vulnerabilities (CWE-345)

Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

References

Third-party and government advisories

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