Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-43969

Critical

Published: 16 February 2023

Published
16 February 2023
Modified
19 March 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0032 55.8th percentile
Risk Priority 18 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2022-43969 is a critical-severity Insufficiently Protected Credentials (CWE-522) vulnerability in Ricoh Im 350 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.1 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked in the top 44.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Ricoh mp_c4504ex devices with firmware 1.06 mishandle credentials.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

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

Affected Assets

ricoh
mp c307 firmware
≤ 1.14
ricoh
mp c407 firmware
≤ 1.14
ricoh
mp c406 firmware
≤ 1.20
ricoh
mp c306 firmware
≤ 1.20
ricoh
im cw2200 firmware
≤ 1.01
ricoh
im cw2201 firmware
≤ 1.11
ricoh
mp 402spf firmware
≤ 1.12
ricoh
mp c2003 smart operation panel firmware
≤ 1.14
ricoh
mp c2503 smart operation panel firmware
≤ 1.14
ricoh
mp c2003 firmware
≤ 1.17
+67 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

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-522

Training instructs users on protecting credentials from disclosure or unauthorized access.

addresses: CWE-522

Training records for security awareness and role-based training verify education on credential protection practices, tangibly reducing risks from mishandling or exposing credentials.

addresses: CWE-522

Protecting authenticator content from unauthorized disclosure and modification while requiring protective controls addresses insufficiently protected credentials.

addresses: CWE-522

Rules of behavior include credential protection and non-sharing requirements, reducing exposure of insufficiently protected credentials.

addresses: CWE-522

Terminating or revoking credentials stops use of insufficiently protected or lingering credentials post-termination.

addresses: CWE-522

Requiring confidentiality/integrity protection for stored credentials directly mitigates insufficiently protected credentials on disk or in configuration stores.

addresses: CWE-522

Credentials or keys delivered out-of-band are not exposed to interception or inadequate protection on the main transport.

References