CVE-2022-2003 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2022-2003

AutomationDirect DirectLOGIC with Serial Communication Cleartext Transmission

Vulnerability Description

AutomationDirect DirectLOGIC is vulnerable to a specifically crafted serial message to the CPU serial port that will cause the PLC to respond with the PLC password in cleartext. This could allow an attacker to access and make unauthorized changes. This issue affects: AutomationDirect DirectLOGIC D0-06 series CPUs D0-06DD1 versions prior to 2.72; D0-06DD2 versions prior to 2.72; D0-06DR versions prior to 2.72; D0-06DA versions prior to 2.72; D0-06AR versions prior to 2.72; D0-06AA versions prior to 2.72; D0-06DD1-D versions prior to 2.72; D0-06DD2-D versions prior to 2.72; D0-06DR-D versions prior to 2.72;

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Sam Hanson of Dragos reported this vulnerability to CISA.

Affected Vendor

AutomationDirect

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Affected Software

DirectLOGIC D0-06 series CPUs
Vulnerable Versions:
D0-06DD1, D0-06DD2, D0-06DR, D0-06DA, D0-06AR, D0-06AA, D0-06DD1-D, D0-06DD2-D, D0-06DR-D

Timeline

Official Publish: August 31st, 2022
Last Modified: April 16th, 2025
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)