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CVE-2022-2005: AutomationDirect C-more EA9 HMI Cleartext Transmission

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-08-31 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-319

Description

AutomationDirect C-more EA9 HTTP webserver uses an insecure mechanism to transport credentials from client to web server, which may allow an attacker to obtain the login credentials and login as a valid user. This issue affects: AutomationDirect C-more EA9 EA9-T6CL versions prior to 6.73; EA9-T6CL-R versions prior to 6.73; EA9-T7CL versions prior to 6.73; EA9-T7CL-R versions prior to 6.73; EA9-T8CL versions prior to 6.73; EA9-T10CL versions prior to 6.73; EA9-T10WCL versions prior to 6.73; EA9-T12CL versions prior to 6.73; EA9-T15CL versions prior to 6.73; EA9-RHMI versions prior to 6.73; EA9-PGMSW versions prior to 6.73;

Affected products

• AutomationDirect C-More Ea9-Pgmsw Firmware: before 6.73 — fixed in 6.73
• AutomationDirect C-More Ea9-Rhmi Firmware: before 6.73 — fixed in 6.73
• AutomationDirect C-More Ea9-T10Cl Firmware: before 6.73 — fixed in 6.73
• AutomationDirect C-More Ea9-T10Wcl Firmware: before 6.73 — fixed in 6.73
• AutomationDirect C-More Ea9-T12Cl Firmware: before 6.73 — fixed in 6.73
• AutomationDirect C-More Ea9-T15Cl-R Firmware: before 6.73 — fixed in 6.73
• AutomationDirect C-More Ea9-T15Cl Firmware: before 6.73 — fixed in 6.73
• AutomationDirect C-More Ea9-T6Cl-R Firmware: before 6.73 — fixed in 6.73
• AutomationDirect C-More Ea9-T6Cl Firmware: before 6.73 — fixed in 6.73
• AutomationDirect C-More Ea9-T7Cl-R Firmware: before 6.73 — fixed in 6.73
• AutomationDirect C-More Ea9-T7Cl Firmware: before 6.73 — fixed in 6.73
• AutomationDirect C-More Ea9-T8Cl Firmware: before 6.73 — fixed in 6.73

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: AutomationDirect C-More Ea9-Pgmsw Firmware 6.73; AutomationDirect C-More Ea9-Rhmi Firmware 6.73; AutomationDirect C-More Ea9-T10Cl Firmware 6.73; AutomationDirect C-More Ea9-T10Wcl Firmware 6.73; AutomationDirect C-More Ea9-T12Cl Firmware 6.73; AutomationDirect C-More Ea9-T15Cl-R Firmware 6.73; AutomationDirect C-More Ea9-T15Cl Firmware 6.73; AutomationDirect C-More Ea9-T6Cl-R Firmware 6.73; AutomationDirect C-More Ea9-T6Cl Firmware 6.73; AutomationDirect C-More Ea9-T7Cl-R Firmware 6.73; AutomationDirect C-More Ea9-T7Cl Firmware 6.73; AutomationDirect C-More Ea9-T8Cl Firmware 6.73. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-167-01
• https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-167-01

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