Emerson Ovation has several protocols that have no authentication, which could allow an attacker to change controller configuration or cause a denial-of-service condition.
Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

Emerson recommends the following: * Upgrade to the currently available release of Ovation 3.8.0 Feature Pack 3 for remediation of many of the identified vulnerabilities. * Users are advised to consider the use of OCR3000 controllers, which offer an extra layer of protection that is not available to older controller models. * Deploy and configure Ovation systems and related components as described in the Cybersecurity for Ovation Systems manual (OVREF1000). Ovation Users' Group Website (User Manuals | Reference Manuals) https://www.ovationusers.com/ (login required) * Users with questions or concerns regarding the impact of these vulnerabilities on Ovation should contact the Ovation-CERT by email or phone (1-800-445-9723, option 3).


Workaround

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History

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 23:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Emerson Ovation has several protocols that have no authentication, which could allow an attacker to change controller configuration or cause a denial-of-service condition.
Title Emerson Ovation Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality
Weaknesses CWE-306
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: icscert

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-03T23:00:59.629Z

Reserved: 2022-04-29T22:22:39.567Z

Link: CVE-2022-29966

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-03T23:17:20.353

Modified: 2026-11-03T23:17:20.353

Link: CVE-2022-29966

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-04T03:45:07Z

Weaknesses