CVE-2022-2640 | BDVDB-2026-190213 Detail

Horner AutomationRemote Compact Controller (RCC) 972

Description#

The Config-files of Horner Automation’s RCC 972 with firmware version 15.40 are encrypted with weak XOR encryption vulnerable to reverse engineering. This could allow an attacker to obtain credentials to run services such as File Transfer Protocol (FTP) and Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact none, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-326 Inadequate Encryption Strength

References#

https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-335-02

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12022-12-12Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-04-16Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2022-12-12
Last modified: 2025-04-16

Vendor information

Vendor: Horner Automation
Product: Remote Compact Controller (RCC) 972

All Horner Automation vulnerabilities

Score

7.5 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 18.2.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
Firmware Version 15.40
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

7.5 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	None
Availability	None

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).