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CVE-2022-2979: Omron CX-Programmer

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-09-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Opening a specially crafted file could cause the affected product to fail to release its memory reference potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.

Affected products

• OMRON Corporation CX-Programmer: before 9.78 — fixed in 9.78

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: OMRON Corporation CX-Programmer 9.78. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-242-09
• https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-242-09

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