Public vulnerability disclosure

CVE-2022-30267

Emerson Ovation Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

publishedCWE-345

Emerson Ovation  was found to have no authentication of firmware signing and relies on an insecure checksum for integrity. This could allow an attacker to push malicious firmware images, cause a denial-of-service condition, or achieve remote code execution.

Technical severity7.5 highCVSS 3.1 · CNA: icscert
Published2026-11-03Source updated 2026-11-03
Collected2026-11-042 attributed sources

Fixes and workarounds

Fix

Emerson recommends the following: * Upgrade to the currently available release of Ovation 3.8.0 Feature Pack 3 for remediation of many of the identified vulnerabilities. * Users are advised to consider the use of OCR3000 controllers, which offer an extra layer of protection that is not available to older controller models. * Deploy and configure Ovation systems and related components as described in the Cybersecurity for Ovation Systems manual (OVREF1000). Ovation Users' Group Website (User Manuals | Reference Manuals) https://www.ovationusers.com/ (login required) * Users with questions or concerns regarding the impact of these vulnerabilities on Ovation should contact the Ovation-CERT by email or phone (1-800-445-9723, option 3).

Source: CNA: icscert

Affected products and versions

Affected products, source version ranges and reporting authorities
ProductVersionsAuthority
Ovation
Emerson
≥ 0; ≤ Version 3.8.0 Feature Pack 1 (affected, custom)
3.8.0 Feature Pack 3 (unaffected)
Other versions: unaffected
CNA: icscert

Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.

CVSS assessments

CVSS scores, vectors and reporting authorities
Version / scoreVectorAuthority
3.1 / 7.5
high
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HCNA: icscert
4.0 / 8.7
high
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NCNA: icscert
4.0 / 8.7
high
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XNVD: [email protected]
3.1 / 7.5
high
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HNVD: [email protected]

Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

References

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