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CVE-2022-3929: Communication between the client and server partially using CORBA over TCP/IP

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-01-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-319

Description

Communication between the client and the server application of the affected products is partially done using CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture) over TCP/IP. This protocol is not encrypted and allows tracing of internal messages. This issue affects * FOXMAN-UN product: FOXMAN-UN R15B, FOXMAN-UN R15A, FOXMAN-UN R14B, FOXMAN-UN R14A, FOXMAN-UN R11B, FOXMAN-UN R11A, FOXMAN-UN R10C, FOXMAN-UN R9C; * UNEM product: UNEM R15B, UNEM R15A, UNEM R14B, UNEM R14A, UNEM R11B, UNEM R11A, UNEM R10C, UNEM R9C. List of CPEs: * cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:R15B:*:*:*:*:*:*:* * cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:R15A:*:*:*:*:*:*:* * cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:R14B:*:*:*:*:*:*:* * cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:R14A:*:*:*:*:*:*:* * cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:R11B:*:*:*:*:*:*:* * cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:R11A:*:*:*:*:*:*:* * cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:R10C:*:*:*:*:*:*:* * cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:R9C:*:*:*:*:*:*:* * cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:R15B:*:*:*:*:*:*:* * cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:R15A:*:*:*:*:*:*:* * cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:R14B:*:*:*:*:*:*:* * cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:R14A:*:*:*:*:*:*:* * cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:R11B:*:*:*:*:*:*:* * cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:R11A:*:*:*:*:*:*:* * cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:R10C:*:*:*:*:*:*:* * cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:R9C:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Affected products

• Hitachi Energy FOXMAN-UN: before r16a — fixed in r16a
• Hitachi Energy UNEM: before r16a — fixed in r16a

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Hitachi Energy FOXMAN-UN r16a; Hitachi Energy UNEM r16a. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=8DBD000083&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch
• https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=8DBD000084&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch
• https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=8DBD000083&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch
• https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=8DBD000084&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch

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