How severe is CVE-2022-34821?

CVE-2022-34821 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.6, rated high severity. It is exploitable over an adjacent network with high attack complexity, requires high privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.

Is CVE-2022-34821 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 2% (75th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2022-34821?

CVE-2022-34821 primarily affects Siemens Simatic Cp 1242-7 V2 Firmware. In total, 15 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2022-34821?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

When was CVE-2022-34821 published?

CVE-2022-34821 was published on 2022-07-12 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2022-34821

CVE-2022-34821 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Simatic Cp 1242-7 V2 Firmware with a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.6. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-94.

Key facts

Severity: High (CVSS 3.x base score 7.6)
CVSS v2: 9.3
CVSS v4: 8.8
EPSS exploit prediction: 2% (75th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
Weakness: CWE-94
Affected product: Siemens Simatic Cp 1242-7 V2 Firmware
Published: 2022-07-12
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM RM1224 LTE(4G) EU (6GK6108-4AM00-2BA2), RUGGEDCOM RM1224 LTE(4G) NAM (6GK6108-4AM00-2DA2), SCALANCE M804PB (6GK5804-0AP00-2AA2), SCALANCE M812-1 ADSL-Router (6GK5812-1AA00-2AA2), SCALANCE M812-1 ADSL-Router (6GK5812-1BA00-2AA2), SCALANCE M816-1 ADSL-Router (6GK5816-1AA00-2AA2), SCALANCE M816-1 ADSL-Router (6GK5816-1BA00-2AA2), SCALANCE M826-2 SHDSL-Router (6GK5826-2AB00-2AB2), SCALANCE M874-2 (6GK5874-2AA00-2AA2), SCALANCE M874-3 (6GK5874-3AA00-2AA2), SCALANCE M876-3 (6GK5876-3AA02-2BA2), SCALANCE M876-3 (ROK) (6GK5876-3AA02-2EA2), SCALANCE M876-4 (6GK5876-4AA10-2BA2), SCALANCE M876-4 (EU) (6GK5876-4AA00-2BA2), SCALANCE M876-4 (NAM) (6GK5876-4AA00-2DA2), SCALANCE MUM853-1 (EU) (6GK5853-2EA00-2DA1), SCALANCE MUM856-1 (EU) (6GK5856-2EA00-3DA1), SCALANCE MUM856-1 (RoW) (6GK5856-2EA00-3AA1), SCALANCE S615 EEC LAN-Router (6GK5615-0AA01-2AA2), SCALANCE S615 LAN-Router (6GK5615-0AA00-2AA2), SCALANCE SC622-2C (6GK5622-2GS00-2AC2), SCALANCE SC622-2C (6GK5622-2GS00-2AC2), SCALANCE SC626-2C (6GK5626-2GS00-2AC2), SCALANCE SC626-2C (6GK5626-2GS00-2AC2), SCALANCE SC632-2C (6GK5632-2GS00-2AC2), SCALANCE SC632-2C (6GK5632-2GS00-2AC2), SCALANCE SC636-2C (6GK5636-2GS00-2AC2), SCALANCE SC636-2C (6GK5636-2GS00-2AC2), SCALANCE SC642-2C (6GK5642-2GS00-2AC2), SCALANCE SC642-2C (6GK5642-2GS00-2AC2), SCALANCE SC646-2C (6GK5646-2GS00-2AC2), SCALANCE SC646-2C (6GK5646-2GS00-2AC2), SCALANCE WAB762-1 (6GK5762-1AJ00-6AA0), SCALANCE WAM763-1 (6GK5763-1AL00-7DA0), SCALANCE WAM763-1 (ME) (6GK5763-1AL00-7DC0), SCALANCE WAM763-1 (US) (6GK5763-1AL00-7DB0), SCALANCE WAM766-1 (6GK5766-1GE00-7DA0), SCALANCE WAM766-1 (ME) (6GK5766-1GE00-7DC0), SCALANCE WAM766-1 (US) (6GK5766-1GE00-7DB0), SCALANCE WAM766-1 EEC (6GK5766-1GE00-7TA0), SCALANCE WAM766-1 EEC (ME) (6GK5766-1GE00-7TC0), SCALANCE WAM766-1 EEC (US) (6GK5766-1GE00-7TB0), SCALANCE WUB762-1 (6GK5762-1AJ00-1AA0), SCALANCE WUB762-1 iFeatures (6GK5762-1AJ00-2AA0), SCALANCE WUM763-1 (6GK5763-1AL00-3AA0), SCALANCE WUM763-1 (6GK5763-1AL00-3DA0), SCALANCE WUM763-1 (US) (6GK5763-1AL00-3AB0), SCALANCE WUM763-1 (US) (6GK5763-1AL00-3DB0), SCALANCE WUM766-1 (6GK5766-1GE00-3DA0), SCALANCE WUM766-1 (ME) (6GK5766-1GE00-3DC0), SCALANCE WUM766-1 (USA) (6GK5766-1GE00-3DB0), SIMATIC CP 1242-7 V2 (6GK7242-7KX31-0XE0), SIMATIC CP 1243-1 (6GK7243-1BX30-0XE0), SIMATIC CP 1243-7 LTE EU (6GK7243-7KX30-0XE0), SIMATIC CP 1243-7 LTE US (6GK7243-7SX30-0XE0), SIMATIC CP 1243-8 IRC (6GK7243-8RX30-0XE0), SIMATIC CP 1542SP-1 IRC (6GK7542-6VX00-0XE0), SIMATIC CP 1543-1 (6GK7543-1AX00-0XE0), SIMATIC CP 1543SP-1 (6GK7543-6WX00-0XE0), SIPLUS ET 200SP CP 1542SP-1 IRC TX RAIL (6AG2542-6VX00-4XE0), SIPLUS ET 200SP CP 1543SP-1 ISEC (6AG1543-6WX00-7XE0), SIPLUS ET 200SP CP 1543SP-1 ISEC TX RAIL (6AG2543-6WX00-4XE0), SIPLUS NET CP 1242-7 V2 (6AG1242-7KX31-7XE0), SIPLUS NET CP 1543-1 (6AG1543-1AX00-2XE0), SIPLUS S7-1200 CP 1243-1 (6AG1243-1BX30-2AX0), SIPLUS S7-1200 CP 1243-1 RAIL (6AG2243-1BX30-1XE0). By injecting code to specific configuration options for OpenVPN, an attacker could execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-34821?: A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM RM1224 LTE(4G) EU (6GK6108-4AM00-2BA2), RUGGEDCOM RM1224 LTE(4G) NAM (6GK6108-4AM00-2DA2), SCALANCE M804PB (6GK5804-0AP00-2AA2), SCALANCE M812-1 ADSL-Router (6GK5812-1AA00-2AA2), SCALANCE M812-1 ADSL-Router (6GK5812-1BA00-2AA2), SCALANCE M816-1 ADSL-Router (6GK5816-1AA00-2AA2), SCALANCE M816-1 ADSL-Router (6GK5816-1BA00-2AA2), SCALANCE M826-2 SHDSL-Router (6GK5826-2AB00-2AB2), SCALANCE M874-2 (6GK5874-2AA00-2AA2), SCALANCE M874-3 (6GK5874-3AA00-2AA2), SCALANCE M876-3 (6GK5876-3AA02-2BA2), SCALANCE M876-3 (ROK) (6GK5876-3AA02-2EA2), SCALANCE M876-4 (6GK5876-4AA10-2BA2), SCALANCE M876-4 (EU) (6GK5876-4AA00-2BA2), SCALANCE M876-4 (NAM) (6GK5876-4AA00-2DA2), SCALANCE MUM853-1 (EU) (6GK5853-2EA00-2DA1), SCALANCE MUM856-1 (EU) (6GK5856-2EA00-3DA1), SCALANCE MUM856-1 (RoW) (6GK5856-2EA00-3AA1), SCALANCE S615 EEC LAN-Router (6GK5615-0AA01-2AA2), SCALANCE S615 LAN-Router (6GK5615-0AA00-2AA2), SCALANCE SC622-2C (6GK5622-2GS00-2AC2), SCALANCE SC622-2C (6GK5622-2GS00-2AC2), SCALANCE SC626-2C (6GK5626-2GS00-2AC2), SCALANCE SC626-2C (6GK5626-2GS00-2AC2), SCALANCE SC632-2C (6GK5632-2GS00-2AC2), SCALANCE SC632-2C (6GK5632-2GS00-2AC2), SCALANCE SC636-2C (6GK5636-2GS00-2AC2), SCALANCE SC636-2C (6GK5636-2GS00-2AC2), SCALANCE SC642-2C (6GK5642-2GS00-2AC2), SCALANCE SC642-2C (6GK5642-2GS00-2AC2), SCALANCE SC646-2C (6GK5646-2GS00-2AC2), SCALANCE SC646-2C (6GK5646-2GS00-2AC2), SCALANCE WAB762-1 (6GK5762-1AJ00-6AA0), SCALANCE WAM763-1 (6GK5763-1AL00-7DA0), SCALANCE WAM763-1 (ME) (6GK5763-1AL00-7DC0), SCALANCE WAM763-1 (US) (6GK5763-1AL00-7DB0), SCALANCE WAM766-1 (6GK5766-1GE00-7DA0), SCALANCE WAM766-1 (ME) (6GK5766-1GE00-7DC0), SCALANCE WAM766-1 (US) (6GK5766-1GE00-7DB0), SCALANCE WAM766-1 EEC (6GK5766-1GE00-7TA0), SCALANCE WAM766-1 EEC (ME) (6GK5766-1GE00-7TC0), SCALANCE WAM766-1 EEC (US) (6GK5766-1GE00-7TB0), SCALANCE WUB762-1 (6GK5762-1AJ00-1AA0), SCALANCE WUB762-1 iFeatures (6GK5762-1AJ00-2AA0), SCALANCE WUM763-1 (6GK5763-1AL00-3AA0), SCALANCE WUM763-1 (6GK5763-1AL00-3DA0), SCALANCE WUM763-1 (US) (6GK5763-1AL00-3AB0), SCALANCE WUM763-1 (US) (6GK5763-1AL00-3DB0), SCALANCE WUM766-1 (6GK5766-1GE00-3DA0), SCALANCE WUM766-1 (ME) (6GK5766-1GE00-3DC0), SCALANCE WUM766-1 (USA) (6GK5766-1GE00-3DB0), SIMATIC CP 1242-7 V2 (6GK7242-7KX31-0XE0), SIMATIC CP 1243-1 (6GK7243-1BX30-0XE0), SIMATIC CP 1243-7 LTE EU (6GK7243-7KX30-0XE0), SIMATIC CP 1243-7 LTE US (6GK7243-7SX30-0XE0), SIMATIC CP 1243-8 IRC (6GK7243-8RX30-0XE0), SIMATIC CP 1542SP-1 IRC (6GK7542-6VX00-0XE0), SIMATIC CP 1543-1 (6GK7543-1AX00-0XE0), SIMATIC CP 1543SP-1 (6GK7543-6WX00-0XE0), SIPLUS ET 200SP CP 1542SP-1 IRC TX RAIL (6AG2542-6VX00-4XE0), SIPLUS ET 200SP CP 1543SP-1 ISEC (6AG1543-6WX00-7XE0), SIPLUS ET 200SP CP 1543SP-1 ISEC TX RAIL (6AG2543-6WX00-4XE0), SIPLUS NET CP 1242-7 V2 (6AG1242-7KX31-7XE0), SIPLUS NET CP 1543-1 (6AG1543-1AX00-2XE0), SIPLUS S7-1200 CP 1243-1 (6AG1243-1BX30-2AX0), SIPLUS S7-1200 CP 1243-1 RAIL (6AG2243-1BX30-1XE0). By injecting code to specific configuration options for OpenVPN, an attacker could execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
How severe is CVE-2022-34821?: CVE-2022-34821 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.6, rated high severity. It is exploitable over an adjacent network with high attack complexity, requires high privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
Is CVE-2022-34821 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 2% (75th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2022-34821?: CVE-2022-34821 primarily affects Siemens Simatic Cp 1242-7 V2 Firmware. In total, 15 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
How do I fix CVE-2022-34821?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
When was CVE-2022-34821 published?: CVE-2022-34821 was published on 2022-07-12 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (15)

cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_cp_1242-7_v2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_cp_1243-1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_cp_1243-7_lte_eu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_cp_1243-7_lte_us_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_cp_1243-8_irc_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_cp_1542sp-1_irc_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_cp_1543-1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_cp_1543sp-1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:siemens:siplus_et_200sp_cp_1542sp-1_irc_tx_rail_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:siemens:siplus_et_200sp_cp_1543sp-1_isec_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:siemens:siplus_et_200sp_cp_1543sp-1_isec_tx_rail_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:siemens:siplus_net_cp_1242-7_v2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:siemens:siplus_net_cp_1543-1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:siemens:siplus_s7-1200_cp_1243-1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:siemens:siplus_s7-1200_cp_1243-1_rail_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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