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Vulnerabilities

CVE-2022-50977

High
An unauthenticated remote attacker could potentially disrupt operations by switching between multiple configuration presets via HTTP.
CWE-306 — Weakness Type
Published: Feb 2, 2026  ·  Modified: Feb 28, 2026  ·  Source: NVD
CVSS v3
7.5
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

An unauthenticated remote attacker could potentially disrupt operations by switching between multiple configuration presets via HTTP.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

CVE-2022-50977 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to switch configuration presets via HTTP, potentially disrupting critical operations. The lack of authentication controls on configuration management endpoints poses significant risk to organizations relying on affected systems for operational continuity. While no public exploit is available, the vulnerability's simplicity and high impact make immediate patching essential for Saudi organizations.

📄 Description (Arabic)

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 1, 2026 18:55
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability poses critical risk to Saudi banking sector (SAMA-regulated institutions), government agencies (NCA oversight), energy sector (ARAMCO and downstream operators), and telecommunications providers (STC, Mobily). Configuration switching attacks could disrupt SCADA systems in critical infrastructure, compromise financial transaction processing, and interrupt government service delivery. Healthcare facilities and water utilities managing operational technology systems are also at significant risk of service disruption.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Banking and Financial Services Government and Public Administration Energy and Utilities Telecommunications Healthcare Water and Wastewater Management Critical Infrastructure
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
8.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
1. IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
- Identify all systems running affected products in your environment
- Implement network segmentation to restrict HTTP access to configuration management interfaces
- Enable authentication and access controls on all configuration endpoints
- Monitor for suspicious configuration change attempts in logs

2. PATCHING GUIDANCE:
- Apply available patches immediately to all affected systems
- Prioritize production and critical infrastructure systems
- Test patches in non-production environments first
- Schedule patching during maintenance windows to minimize disruption

3. COMPENSATING CONTROLS (if patching delayed):
- Implement WAF rules to block configuration preset switching requests
- Require VPN/bastion host access for configuration management
- Implement IP whitelisting for configuration endpoints
- Enable MFA for any configuration access

4. DETECTION RULES:
- Monitor HTTP requests to configuration endpoints from unauthenticated sources
- Alert on rapid configuration preset changes
- Log all configuration modification attempts with source IP and timestamp
- Implement IDS signatures for configuration switching patterns
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
1. الإجراءات الفورية:
- تحديد جميع الأنظمة التي تشغل المنتجات المتأثرة في بيئتك
- تنفيذ تقسيم الشبكة لتقييد وصول HTTP إلى واجهات إدارة التكوين
- تفعيل المصادقة وعناصر التحكم في الوصول على جميع نقاط نهاية التكوين
- مراقبة محاولات تغيير التكوين المريبة في السجلات

2. إرشادات التصحيح:
- تطبيق التصحيحات المتاحة فوراً على جميع الأنظمة المتأثرة
- إعطاء الأولوية لأنظمة الإنتاج والبنية التحتية الحرجة
- اختبار التصحيحات في بيئات غير الإنتاج أولاً
- جدولة التصحيح خلال نوافذ الصيانة لتقليل الانقطاع

3. عناصر التحكم البديلة (إذا تأخر التصحيح):
- تنفيذ قواعد WAF لحظر طلبات تبديل إعدادات التكوين
- طلب وصول VPN/bastion host لإدارة التكوين
- تنفيذ القائمة البيضاء للعناوين IP لنقاط نهاية التكوين
- تفعيل MFA لأي وصول للتكوين

4. قواعد الكشف:
- مراقبة طلبات HTTP إلى نقاط نهاية التكوين من مصادر غير مصرح لها
- تنبيهات على تغييرات إعدادات التكوين السريعة
- تسجيل جميع محاولات تعديل التكوين مع عنوان IP المصدر والطابع الزمني
- تنفيذ توقيعات IDS لأنماط تبديل التكوين
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.5.1.1 - Access Control Policy ECC 2024 A.5.2.1 - User Registration and De-registration ECC 2024 A.5.3.1 - Access Rights Review ECC 2024 A.8.1.1 - Information Security Perimeter ECC 2024 A.9.2.1 - User Access Management
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.AM-1 - Asset Management SAMA CSF PR.AC-1 - Access Control Policy SAMA CSF PR.AC-3 - Access Enforcement SAMA CSF DE.CM-1 - Network Monitoring SAMA CSF RS.MI-2 - Incident Response Procedures
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.15 - Access Control ISO 27001:2022 A.5.16 - Authentication ISO 27001:2022 A.5.18 - Management of Privileged Access Rights ISO 27001:2022 A.8.3 - Logging ISO 27001:2022 A.8.15 - Monitoring
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
PCI DSS 2.1 - Default Passwords PCI DSS 6.2 - Security Patches PCI DSS 7.1 - Access Control PCI DSS 8.1 - User Identification
📊 CVSS Score
7.5
/ 10.0 — High
📊 CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack VectorN — None / Network
Attack ComplexityL — Low / Local
Privileges RequiredN — None / Network
User InteractionN — None / Network
ScopeU — Unchanged
ConfidentialityN — None / Network
IntegrityN — None / Network
AvailabilityH — High
📋 Quick Facts
Severity High
CVSS Score7.5
CWECWE-306
EPSS0.04%
Exploit No
Patch ✓ Yes
Published 2026-02-02
Source Feed nvd
Views 5
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
8.2
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
CWE-306
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