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CVE-2022-29959

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 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: 2022-08-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-522

Description

Emerson OpenBSI through 2022-04-29 mishandles credential storage. It is an engineering environment for the ControlWave and Bristol Babcock line of RTUs. This environment provides access control functionality through user authentication and privilege management. The credentials for various users are stored insecurely in the SecUsers.ini file by using a simple string transformation rather than a cryptographic mechanism.

Affected products

• Emerson Openbsi: before 5.9; 5.9, 5.9-sp1, 5.9-sp2, 5.9-sp3 — fixed in 5.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Emerson Openbsi 5.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-221-03
• https://www.forescout.com/blog/
• https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-221-03
• https://www.forescout.com/blog/

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