Is CVE-2022-30270 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2022-30270 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2022-30270 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2022-30270 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-30270?

CVE-2022-30270 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

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CRITICAL

CVE-2022-30270

CWE-287Published: July 26, 2022· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

9.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

The Motorola ACE1000 RTU through 2022-05-02 has default credentials. It exposes an SSH interface on port 22/TCP. This interface is used for remote maintenance and for SFTP file-transfer operations that are part of engineering software functionality. Access to this interface is controlled by 5 preconfigured accounts (root, abuilder, acelogin, cappl, ace), all of which come with default credentials. Although the ACE1000 documentation mentions the root, abuilder and acelogin accounts and instructs users to change the default credentials, the cappl and ace accounts remain undocumented and thus are unlikely to have their credentials changed.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2022-30270 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 9.8.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-287): Authentication bypass vulnerabilities allow attackers to access protected resources without valid credentials.