{"id":"CVE-2022-29966","title":"Emerson Ovation Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality","summary":"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.","severity":"critical","cvss":9.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-306"],"vendor":"Emerson","product":"Ovation","affected":["Ovation <= Version 3.8.0 Feature Pack 1"],"published":"2026-11-03","updated":"2026-11-03","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-03T23:00:59.629Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-29966","references":[{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-158-02"},{"url":"https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2024/icsa-24-158-02.json"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00393,"epssPercentile":0.33687,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T20:33:06.616Z","slug":"CVE-2022-29966","body":"## Overview\n\nEmerson Ovation has several protocols that have no authentication, which could allow an attacker to change controller configuration or cause a denial-of-service condition.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Ovation <= Version 3.8.0 Feature Pack 1`\n\n## Remediation\n\nEmerson recommends the following:\n\n\n  *  Upgrade to the currently available release of Ovation 3.8.0 Feature Pack 3 for remediation of many of the identified vulnerabilities.\n  *  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.\n  *  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)\n  *  Users with questions or concerns regarding the impact of these vulnerabilities on Ovation should contact the\nOvation-CERT by email or phone (1-800-445-9723, option 3).","depth":"midnight","depthScore":54,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":53.9,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}