CVE-2022-22512: VARTA: Multiple devices prone to hard-coded credentials

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-03-23 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-798

Description

Hard-coded credentials in Web-UI of multiple VARTA Storage products in multiple versions allows an unauthorized attacker to gain administrative access to the Web-UI via network.

Affected products

Varta Element Backup Firmware: before f21000400 — fixed in f21000400
Varta Element S1 Firmware: before 2e.3.8.0 — fixed in 2e.3.8.0
Varta Element S2 Firmware: before 2e.3.8.0 — fixed in 2e.3.8.0
Varta Element S3 Firmware: before 2e.3.8.0; from 2e.4.0.0 before 2e.4.4.0 — fixed in 2e.3.8.0, 2e.4.4.0
Varta Element S4 Firmware: before d21010400 — fixed in d21010400
Varta One L Firmware: before 2e.3.8.0 — fixed in 2e.3.8.0
Varta One Xl Firmware: before 2e.3.8.0 — fixed in 2e.3.8.0
Varta Pulse Firmware: before c21010800 — fixed in c21010800

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Varta Element Backup Firmware f21000400; Varta Element S1 Firmware 2e.3.8.0; Varta Element S2 Firmware 2e.3.8.0; Varta Element S3 Firmware 2e.3.8.0, 2e.4.4.0; Varta Element S4 Firmware d21010400; Varta One L Firmware 2e.3.8.0; Varta One Xl Firmware 2e.3.8.0; Varta Pulse Firmware c21010800. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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