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JPCERT/CC pointed out that the CX-One suite has an auto update feature and most users will not need to take any action to apply the patches. CVE identifiers have been assigned to each issue.Īccording to JPCERT/CC, the vulnerabilities were patched in CX-Programmer 9.77, which appears to have been released in January.
Heinzl has released advisories for each security hole. However, exploitation requires user interaction - for example, tricking the targeted user into opening a specially crafted CXP file. The researcher said the vulnerabilities were caused by the lack of proper data validation and successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure or arbitrary code execution.
Learn more about vulnerabilities in industrial systems at SecurityWeek’s ICS Cyber Security Conference The flaws were discovered by security researcher Michael Heinzl, who told SecurityWeek that his findings were reported to the vendor in May and June 2021 through JPCERT/CC.
The CX-Programmer vulnerabilities affect version 9.76.1 and earlier. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the product is used worldwide, including in the critical manufacturing sector. Several high-severity vulnerabilities that can be exploited for remote code execution were patched recently in the CX-Programmer software of Japanese electronics giant Omron.Īn advisory released earlier this month by Japan’s JPCERT/CC revealed that the product is affected by five use-after-free and out-of-bounds vulnerabilities, all with a CVSS score of 7.8.ĬX-Programmer, which is part of Omron’s CX-One automation software suite, is designed for programming and debugging Omron programmable logic controllers (PLCs).
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