What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-50979?

CVE-2022-50979 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2022-50979?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Audit authentication configurations.

CVE-2022-50979

MEDIUM

Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306)

2026-02-02 info@cert.vde.com

Authentication Bypass

6.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.5 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 12, 2026 - 22:01 vuln.today

CVE Published

Feb 02, 2026 - 15:16 nvd

MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionCVE.org

An unauthenticated adjacent attacker could potentially disrupt operations by switching between multiple configuration presets via Modbus (RS485).

AnalysisAI

An unauthenticated adjacent attacker could potentially disrupt operations by switching between multiple configuration presets via Modbus (RS485). [CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM]

Technical ContextAI

Classified as CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Function). An unauthenticated adjacent attacker could potentially disrupt operations by switching between multiple configuration presets via Modbus (RS485).