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Vulnerability record · CVE-2022-43606 · published 16 March 2023

CVE-2022-43606: Opener project opener vulnerability

Opener Project · Opener

A use-of-uninitialized-pointer vulnerability exists in the Forward Open connection_management_entry functionality of EIP Stack Group OpENer development commit 58ee13c. A specially-crafted EtherNet/IP request can lead to use of a null pointer, causing the server to crash. An attacker can send a series of EtherNet/IP requests to trigger this vulnerability.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 8.0% · top 5.4% CWE-824 · CWE-824
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score
8.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
3References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A use-of-uninitialized-pointer vulnerability exists in the Forward Open connection_management_entry functionality of EIP Stack Group OpENer development commit 58ee13c. A specially-crafted EtherNet/IP request can lead to use of a null pointer, causing the server to crash. An attacker can send a series of EtherNet/IP requests to trigger this vulnerability.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1663 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1663 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1663

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2022-43606), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.