Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2022-34151 is a critical hard-coded credentials issue in specific OMRON industrial controllers, Sysmac Studio, and NA programmable terminals. If an attacker obtains the embedded credentials by analyzing an affected product, they may remotely access a controller. This can affect industrial automation reliability and integrity, not just IT confidentiality.
Executive priority
Treat this as high-priority for industrial environments using affected OMRON automation products. The main business risk is unauthorized controller access that could disrupt operations or alter automation behavior. Prioritize asset discovery, network exposure review, and vendor-guided remediation.
Technical view
The vulnerability is CWE-798 hard-coded credentials in OMRON NJ, NX7, NX1, Sysmac Studio, and NA Runtime versions listed as affected. CVSS 3.1 is 9.4 with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges, and no user interaction. Reported impact is limited confidentiality with high integrity and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where affected OMRON controllers or associated engineering/runtime software are reachable over a network path accessible to unauthorized users. The source bundle does not identify internet-exposed counts or specific deployment environments.
Exploitation context
The sources say a remote attacker who successfully obtains credentials by analyzing an affected product may access the controller. The bundle does not cite public exploitation, exploitation in the wild, or CISA KEV listing.
Researcher notes
Evidence supports critical severity and remote attack potential, but not active exploitation. The key constraint is credential acquisition by analyzing an affected product. Avoid assuming exploit availability or fixed versions beyond what OMRON and JVN publish.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory OMRON NJ, NX7, NX1, Sysmac Studio, and NA Runtime versions.
- Check OMRON advisory OMSR-2022-001 for vendor-approved updates or fixes.
- Apply OMRON-provided updates or mitigations where applicable.
- Restrict untrusted network access to affected controllers pending vendor remediation.
- Review industrial network monitoring for unexpected controller access attempts.
Validation and detection
- Confirm deployed versions against the affected version list in the CVE record.
- Identify whether affected controllers are reachable from untrusted networks.
- Verify whether OMRON advisory guidance has been applied.
- Check change records for Sysmac Studio and NA Runtime update status.
- Review access logs or monitoring for unexplained controller connections.
Public sources used
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CWE-798: Credential and account abuse lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H3.95.5CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
9.4CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.ia.omron.com/product/vulnerability/OMSR-2022-001_en.pdfCVE reference, jpcert · x_refsource_MISC
- https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU97050784/index.htmlCVE reference, jpcert · x_refsource_MISC
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CWE details
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Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Use of Hard-coded Credentials represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.