{"cve":"CVE-2022-31204","nvd":{"published":"2022-07-26T22:15:11.317","modified":"2026-06-17T04:45:06.737","status":"Modified","description":"Omron CS series, CJ series, and CP series PLCs through 2022-05-18 use cleartext passwords. They feature a UM Protection setting that allows users or system integrators to configure a password in order to restrict sensitive engineering operations (such as project/logic uploads and downloads). This password is set using the OMRON FINS command Program Area Protect and unset using the command Program Area Protect Clear, both of which are transmitted in cleartext.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-319"],"references":["https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-179-02","https://www.forescout.com/blog/","https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-179-02","https://www.forescout.com/blog/"],"products":["omron:cp1w-cif41_firmware","omron:cx-programmer","omron:sysmac_cj2h_firmware","omron:sysmac_cj2m_firmware","omron:sysmac_cp1e_firmware","omron:sysmac_cp1h_firmware","omron:sysmac_cp1l_firmware","omron:sysmac_cs1_firmware"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:33:44.859608815+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-31204","score":0.0067,"percentile":0.51995,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}