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Full vulnerability report · 2022
CVE-2022-0547High confidence

n/a OpenVPN — Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness

n/a · OpenVPN

9.8CriticalCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 72 hours

Critical technical impact with a remotely reachable, unauthenticated path; no CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.

Patch available
Direct vendor intelligence

Authoritative vendor CSAF and VEX advisories

Structured product status and remediation from the issuing vendor. Product-state explanations are always visible; large lists can be searched or downloaded.

2 current
SSA-942865 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 2 · finalSiemens ProductCERTSSA-942865: Multiple Vulnerabilities in the Integrated SCALANCE S615 of SINAMICS Medium Voltage Products
1 known affected

The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.

  • SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH180 6SR5
Summary
OpenVPN 2.1 until v2.4.12 and v2.5.6 may enable authentication bypass in external authentication plug-ins when more than one of them makes use of deferred authentication replies, which allows an external user to be granted access with only partially correct credentials.
Remediation
Update the firmware of the integrated SCALANCE S615 device to V7.2 or later version
SSA-419740 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 1 · finalSiemens ProductCERTSSA-419740: Multiple Third-Party Component Vulnerabilities in RUGGEDCOM and SCALANCE Products before V7.2
20 known affected

The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.

  • RUGGEDCOM RM1224 LTE(4G) EU (6GK6108-4AM00-2BA2)
  • RUGGEDCOM RM1224 LTE(4G) NAM (6GK6108-4AM00-2DA2)
  • SCALANCE M804PB (6GK5804-0AP00-2AA2)
  • SCALANCE M812-1 ADSL-Router (Annex A) (6GK5812-1AA00-2AA2)
  • SCALANCE M812-1 ADSL-Router (Annex B) (6GK5812-1BA00-2AA2)
  • SCALANCE M816-1 ADSL-Router (Annex A) (6GK5816-1AA00-2AA2)
  • SCALANCE M816-1 ADSL-Router (Annex B) (6GK5816-1BA00-2AA2)
  • SCALANCE M826-2 SHDSL-Router (6GK5826-2AB00-2AB2)
  • SCALANCE M874-2 (6GK5874-2AA00-2AA2)
  • SCALANCE M874-3 (6GK5874-3AA00-2AA2)
  • SCALANCE M876-3 (EVDO) (6GK5876-3AA02-2BA2)
  • SCALANCE M876-3 (ROK) (6GK5876-3AA02-2EA2)
Summary
OpenVPN 2.1 until v2.4.12 and v2.5.6 may enable authentication bypass in external authentication plug-ins when more than one of them makes use of deferred authentication replies, which allows an external user to be granted access with only partially correct credentials.
Remediation
Update to V7.2 or later version
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
?CERT means Computer Emergency Response Team; CSIRT is the closely related term Computer Security Incident Response Team.

Select the national-authority views to include. The exact source language is shown on each matched advisory. Your choice is remembered on this device and encoded in the shareable URL.

Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2022-15669

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 72 hours

Critical technical impact with a remotely reachable, unauthenticated path; no CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

OpenVPN 2.1 until v2.4.12 and v2.5.6 may enable authentication bypass in external authentication plug-ins when more than one of them makes use of deferred authentication replies, which allows an external user to be granted access with only partially correct credentials.

What

OpenVPN 2.1 until v2.4.12 and v2.5.6 may enable authentication bypass in external authentication plug-ins when more than one of them makes use of deferred authentication replies, which allows an external user to be granted access with only partially correct credentials.

Why

The authentication algorithm is sound, but the implemented mechanism can be bypassed as the result of a separate weakness that is primary to the authentication error.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may bypass an access boundary or take over an account.

What

OpenVPN 2.1 until v2.4.12 and v2.5.6 may enable authentication bypass in external authentication plug-ins when more than one of them makes use of deferred authentication replies, which allows an external user to be granted access with only partially correct credentials.

Why

The authentication algorithm is sound, but the implemented mechanism can be bypassed as the result of a separate weakness that is primary to the authentication error.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may bypass an access boundary or take over an account.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
a network path → Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness → bypass an access boundary or take over an account
Attack surface
Network
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-305 ↗

CWE-305: Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness. The authentication algorithm is sound, but the implemented mechanism can be bypassed as the result of a separate weakness that is primary to the authentication error.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
Stolen credentials, tokens and legitimate administration functions may provide continued access without deploying a large custom toolset.
NetworkUnauthenticatedCWE-305
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2022-0116OpenVPN: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von Sicherheitsvorkehrungen

Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in OpenVPN ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2023-AVI-0453Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Siemens

ord?id=CVE-2021-42379 Référence CVE CVE-2021-42380 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-42380 Référence CVE CVE-2021-42381 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-42381 Référence CVE CVE-2021-42382 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-42382 Référence CVE CVE-2021-42383 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-42383 Référence CVE CVE-2021-42384 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-42384 Référence CVE CVE-2021-42385 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-42385 Référence CVE CVE-2021-42386 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-42386 Référence CVE CVE-2022-0171 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0171 Référence CVE CVE-2022-0547 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0547 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1012 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1012 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1184 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1184 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1199 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1199 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1292 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1292 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1343 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1343 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1434 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1434 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1462 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1462 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1473 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1473 Ré

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2023-AVI-0220Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Siemens

ERecord?id=CVE-2021-42381 Référence CVE CVE-2021-42382 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-42382 Référence CVE CVE-2021-42383 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-42383 Référence CVE CVE-2021-42384 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-42384 Référence CVE CVE-2021-42385 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-42385 Référence CVE CVE-2021-42386 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-42386 Référence CVE CVE-2022-0001 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0001 Référence CVE CVE-2022-0002 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0002 Référence CVE CVE-2022-0494 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0494 Référence CVE CVE-2022-0547 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0547 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1011 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1011 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1016 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1016 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1198 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1198 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1199 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1199 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1292 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1292 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1304 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1304 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1343 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1343 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1353 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1353 Ré

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2022-AVI-523Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM

De multiples vulnérabilités ont été découvertes dans les produits IBM. Certaines d'entre elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer une exécution de code arbitraire à distance, un déni de service à distance et un contournement de la politique de sécurité.

Official advisory
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH180 6SR5
Fixed
An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
Action
Update the firmware of the integrated SCALANCE S615 device to V7.2 or later version
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 18 Mar 2022 · Last source change 3 Nov 2025, 20:34 UTC · CWE-305 · Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-15669
Product sourceVendor CSAF · Siemens ProductCERT
Remediation sourceVendor CSAF · Siemens ProductCERT
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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No material field changes have been recorded since change tracking began. Routine source refreshes and cosmetic edits are intentionally excluded.

Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
Fixed release or patch reference recorded
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-15669↗Vendor CSAF · Siemens ProductCERT↗CVE authority or vendor reference↗Vendor advisory↗Patch or update reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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