CVE-2022-29862 — OPCFoundation.NetStandard…
HIGHCVE-2022-29862 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) CWE-835 vulnerability in OPCFoundation.NetStandard.Opc.Ua.Core. A fix is available for OPCFoundation.NetStandard.Opc.Ua.Core — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Security Update for the OPC UA .NET Standard Stack
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Real-World Exposure
OPCFoundation.NetStandard.Opc.Ua.CoreReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects NuGet packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
A vulnerability was discovered in OPC UA .NET Standard Stack that allows a malicious client or server to cause a peer to hang with a carefully crafted message sent during secure channel creation.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| .NETNuGet | OPCFoundation.NetStandard.Opc.Ua.Core | all versions | 1.4.368.58dotnet add package OPCFoundation.NetStandard.Opc.Ua.Core --version 1.4.368.58 |
Affected Products
ua .net standard stackopcfoundationDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for OPCFoundation.NetStandard.Opc.Ua.Core, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update OPCFoundation.NetStandard.Opc.Ua.Core to 1.4.368.58 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2022-29862 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Frequently Asked Questions
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