CVE-2022-32523
Published: 30 January 2023
Summary
CVE-2022-32523 is a critical-severity Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120) vulnerability in Schneider-Electric Interactive Graphical Scada System. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 16.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
A CWE-120 buffer copy vulnerability without input size validation affects the IGSS Data Server component IGSSdataServer.exe in versions prior to V15.0.0.22170. The flaw permits a stack-based buffer overflow when the server processes specially crafted online data request messages, carrying a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8.
Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit the issue over the network by sending malicious request messages, achieving arbitrary code execution with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact on the affected server.
Schneider Electric security notice SEVD-2022-165-01 addresses the flaw and directs users to upgrade IGSS Data Server to version 15.0.0.22170 or later.
EPSS for the CVE rose from low values to a peak of 0.0648 on 2025-12-11 before receding to the current 0.0177, indicating measurable post-disclosure exploitation interest that later subsided.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-35594
Vulnerability details
A CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input vulnerability exists that could cause a stack-based buffer overflow, potentially leading to remote code execution when an attacker sends specially crafted online data request messages. Affected Products: IGSS Data Server -…
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IGSSdataServer.exe (Versions prior to V15.0.0.22170)
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
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.
Platform-independent managed code eliminates the need for unchecked native buffer copies that are the root cause of classic buffer overflows.