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Festo Compact Vision System, Control Block, Controller, and Operator Unit products

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Summary

The Festo Compact Vision System and related products have critical vulnerabilities that could allow unauthorized access and modification of configuration files, with a CVSS score of up to 9.8. Users are urged to implement security measures to mitigate the risk of exploitation, as these vulnerabilities could severely impact device security and integrity.

Impact

Affected products include: Festo Software Compact Vision System (All Versions), Control blocks (CPX-CEC-C1 Codesys V2, CPX-CEC-C1-V3 Codesys V3, CPX-CEC Codesys V2, CPX-CEC-M1 Codesys V2, CPX-CEC-M1-V3 Codesys V3, CPX-CEC-S1-V3 Codesys V3, CPX-CMXX), Controllers (CECC-D, CECC-D-BA, CECC-D-CS, CECC-LK, CECC-S, CECC-X-M1, CECC-X-M1-MV, CECC-X-M1-S1, CECX-X-C1, CECX-X-M1, CPX-E-CEC-C1, CPX-E-CEC-C1-EP, CPX-E-CEC-C1-PN, CPX-E-CEC-M1, CPX-E-CEC-M1-EP, CPX-E-CEC-M1-PN, FED-CEC), and Operator units (CDPX-X-A-S-10, CDPX-X-A-W-13, CDPX-X-A-W-4, CDPX-X-A-W-7, CDPX-X-E1-W-10, CDPX-X-E1-W-15, CDPX-X-E1-W-7). Vendor: Festo.

In the Wild

No

Timeline

Disclosed on November 25, 2025

Remediation

For CVE-2022-22515: Use online user management to prevent unauthorized access. For CVE-2022-31806: Enable password protection at login if no password is set. Note that the password configuration file must be manually selected for backup as it is not included in the default FFT backup & Restore mechanism. CISA recommends minimizing network exposure for control systems, using firewalls, and employing secure remote access methods like VPNs.