Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-30229

High

Published: 14 June 2022

Published
14 June 2022
Modified
12 November 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v4 8.6 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/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:X
EPSS Score 0.0035 58.0th percentile
Risk Priority 17 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2022-30229 is a high-severity Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306) vulnerability in Siemens Sicam Gridedge Essential. Its CVSS base score is 8.6 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 42.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A vulnerability has been identified in SICAM GridEdge (Classic) (All versions < V2.6.6). The affected application does not require authenticated access for privileged functions. This could allow an unauthenticated attacker to change data of a user, such as credentials, in…

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case that user's id is known.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

siemens
sicam gridedge essential
≤ 2.6.6 · ≤ 2.6.6 · ≤ 2.6.6

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-287 CWE-306

Session content review can reveal authentication bypasses or failures in session establishment.

addresses: CWE-287 CWE-306

Assessments check authentication mechanisms for correct implementation and effectiveness, reducing successful authentication bypass attempts.

addresses: CWE-287 CWE-306

Documented IA policy and procedures require proper authentication mechanisms to be defined and followed, reducing improper authentication.

addresses: CWE-287 CWE-306

Requires adaptive authentication under specific conditions, directly strengthening authentication mechanisms against improper or insufficient authentication.

addresses: CWE-287 CWE-306

Identity providers centralize and enforce authentication mechanisms, reducing improper authentication.

addresses: CWE-287 CWE-306

Requires unique identification and authentication of organizational users, directly preventing improper authentication.

addresses: CWE-287 CWE-306

Enforces unique device identification and authentication before any connection is established, directly mitigating improper authentication weaknesses.

addresses: CWE-287 CWE-306

Directly requires implementation of compliant authentication mechanisms to cryptographic modules, preventing improper authentication.

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