Evidence used
- No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
- The selected CVSS metric records a network-reachable, unauthenticated path with no user interaction.
- EPSS is 0.86% for the current model date.
BlackTreeCVE IntelligenceFull vulnerability report · 2022
CVE-2022-38138High confidence
Triangle Microworks Library: IEC 61850 — Access of Uninitialized Pointer
Triangle Microworks · Library: IEC 61850
7.5HighCVSS 3.1
Within 7 days
Patch availableHigh technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.
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Open reassessment dashboard →Operational reassessment
Published severity in operational context
Published severityHigh→Operational priority:High, unchanged from published severity.unchanged
Compensating controls
- Validate the affected product branch and deploy the verified fixed release.
- Restrict the affected network interface to trusted sources where business-safe.
- Monitor vendor guidance and exploitation sources for a material change.
Verification
- Confirm that the asset runs Triangle Microworks Library: IEC 61850 and falls inside the recorded affected range.
- Verify the installed build against the product-specific fixed version after deployment.
- Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
- Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Direct vendor intelligence
2 currentAuthoritative 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.
2CRT000007 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 1 · finalABB Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT)CVE-2022-38138
The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.
- Ekip Com IEC61850 < 3.08
- Summary
- A vulnerability exists in the 3rd party library included in the product versions listed as affected in this advisory. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending a specially crafted message to the system node, causing the node to stop or become inaccessible.
- Remediation
- The problem is corrected in the product versions: Ekip Com IEC61850 version 3.08 ABB advises users of the affected product versions to reach out to their local ABB support team for guidance and recommended actions. Additionally, ABB recommends implementing defensive measures to reduce the risk of vulnerability exploitation, as outlined in the product instruction manual. Please refer to the section “Mitigation factors” for more information.
SEVD-2023-010-03 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 1.0.0 · finalSchneider Electric CPCERTEcoStruxure™ Power Operation 2021, EcoStruxure™ Power SCADA Operation 2020 and EcoStruxure™ Power SCADA Operation 2020 R2
The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.
- Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ Power SCADA Operation 2020 Version 2020 and 2020 CU1
- Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ Power SCADA Operation 2020 R2 Version 2020 R2 and 2020 R2 CU1, 2020 R2 CU2, and 2020 R2 CU3
- Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ Power Operation 2021 Version 2021, 2021 CU1, 2021 CU2 and 2021 CU3
- Summary
- A CWE-824: Access of uninitialized Pointer vulnerability exists that could cause a denial-of-service condition if exploited.
- Remediation
- An updated driver package is available for download here: https://community.se.com/t5/EcoStruxure-Power-Operation/IEC61850-Driver-Latest-Release/m-p/150118
High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.
Patch available01
What, why and how
The Triangle Microworks IEC 61850 Library (Any client or server using the C language library with a version number of 11.2.0 or earlier and any client or server using the C++, C#, or Java language library with a version number of 5.0.1 or earlier) and 60870-6 (ICCP/TASE.2) Library (Any client or server using a C++ language library with a version number of 4.4.3 or earlier) are vulnerable to access given to a small number of uninitialized pointers within their code. This could allow an attacker to target any client or server using the affected libraries to cause a denial-of-service condition.
What
The Triangle Microworks IEC 61850 Library (Any client or server using the C language library with a version number of 11.2.0 or earlier and any client or server using the C++, C#, or Java language library with a version number of 5.0.1 or earlier) and 60870-6 (ICCP/TASE.2) Library (Any client or server using a C++ language library with a version number of 4.4.3 or earlier) are vulnerable to access given to a small number of uninitialized pointers within their code. This could allow an attacker to target any client or server using the affected libraries to cause a denial-of-service condition.
Why
The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized.
How
An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.
What
The Triangle Microworks IEC 61850 Library (Any client or server using the C language library with a version number of 11.2.0 or earlier and any client or server using the C++, C#, or Java language library with a version number of 5.0.1 or earlier) and 60870-6 (ICCP/TASE.2) Library (Any client or server using a C++ language library with a version number of 4.4.3 or earlier) are vulnerable to access given to a small number of uninitialized pointers within their code. This could allow an attacker to target any client or server using the affected libraries to cause a denial-of-service condition.
Why
The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized.
How
An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.
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Exploit reality and attack path
CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.
Observed exploitation No confirmed evidence
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Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.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 None recorded
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Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.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 → Access of Uninitialized Pointer → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
- 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
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CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness. - CWE-824 ↗
CWE-824: Access of Uninitialized Pointer. The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized.
- CVSS vector
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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:N/I:N/A:HCommon 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.CNoneConfidentiality impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.- Post-exploitation / living off the land
- No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
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Patch and workaround
Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.
- Status
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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
- Ekip Com IEC61850 < 3.08
- Action
- The problem is corrected in the product versions: Ekip Com IEC61850 version 3.08 ABB advises users of the affected product versions to reach out to their local ABB support team for guidance and recommended actions. Additionally, ABB recommends implementing defensive measures to reduce the risk of vulnerability exploitation, as outlined in the product instruction manual. Please refer to the section “Mitigation factors” for more information.
- 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.
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Evidence and provenance
Published 11 Oct 2022 · Last source change 16 Apr 2025, 16:09 UTC · CWE-824 · Access of Uninitialized Pointer
CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
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The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-40740
Product sourceVendor CSAF · ABB Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT)
Remediation sourceVendor CSAF · ABB Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT)
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment
Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.
Material change intelligence
View recent updates ↗What changed after publication
- Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.ABB Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) ↗
- Before
- Any client or server using the C language library with a version number of 11.2.0 or earlier; Any client or server using the C++, C#, or Java language library with a version number of 5.0.1 or earlier; Any client or server using a C++ language library with a version number of 4.4.3 or earlier · Fixed: No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
- After
- Any client or server using the C language library with a version number of 11.2.0 or earlier; Any client or server using the C++, C#, or Java language library with a version number of 5.0.1 or earlier; Any client or server using a C++ language library with a version number of 4.4.3 or earlier · Fixed: The problem is corrected in the product versions: Ekip Com IEC61850 version 3.08 ABB advises users of the affected product versions to reach out to their local ABB support team for guidance and recommended actions. Additionally, ABB recommends implementing defensive measures to reduce the risk of vulnerability exploitation, as outlined in the product instruction manual. Please refer to the section “Mitigation factors” for more information.
- Remediation statusRemediation status changed from Awaiting fix to Patch available.ABB Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) ↗
- Before
- Awaiting fix
- After
- Patch available
- Vendor guidanceAuthoritative vendor guidance changed: added remediation: search.abb.com/Download.aspx?DocumentID=2CRT000007&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=pdf&Action=Launch; removed remediation: nvd.nist.gov/CVE-2022-38138.ABB Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) ↗
- Before
- remediation: nvd.nist.gov/CVE-2022-38138
- After
- remediation: search.abb.com/Download.aspx?DocumentID=2CRT000007&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=pdf&Action=Launch
CVE published
Fixed release recorded from official guidance
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.