Original release date: March 8, 2022

CISA has released an Industrial Controls Systems Advisory (ICSA), detailing vulnerabilities in PTC Axeda agent and Axeda Desktop Server. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities—collectively known as “Access:7”—could result in full system access, remote code execution, read/change configuration, file system read access, log information access, or a denial-of-service condition.

CISA encourages users and administrators to review ICS Advisory ICSA-22-067-01 PTC Axeda Agent and Axeda Desktop Server for technical details and mitigations and the Food and Drug Administration statement for additional information.

Original release date: March 7, 2022

CISA has released a draft version of Applying Zero Trust Principles to Enterprise Mobility for public comment. The paper guides federal agencies as they evolve and operationalize cybersecurity programs and capabilities, including cybersecurity for mobility. The public comment period will close April 18, 2022.

Executive Order 14028:  Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity, issued May 12, 2021, requires Federal Civilian Executive Branch departments and agencies to adopt Zero Trust (ZT) architectures to protect the government’s information resources, of which federal mobility is an integral part. The guidance highlights the need for special consideration for mobile devices and associated enterprise security management capabilities due to their technological evolution and ubiquitous use.

CISA encourages interested parties to review Applying Zero Trust Principles to Enterprise Mobility and provide comment. See CISA Blog: Maturing Enterprise Mobility Towards Zero Trust Architectures for more information.  

Original release date: March 7, 2022

Mozilla has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.   

CISA encourages users and administrators to review Mozilla security advisory MFSA 2022-09 and apply the necessary updates.

Original release date: March 2, 2022 | Last revised: March 3, 2022

CISA has added 95 new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. These types of vulnerabilities are a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risk to the federal enterprise. Note: to view the newly added vulnerabilities in the catalog, click on the arrow on the of the “Date Added to Catalog” column, which will sort by descending dates.

Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01: Reducing the Significant Risk of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities established the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog as a living list of known CVEs that carry significant risk to the federal enterprise. BOD 22-01 requires FCEB agencies to remediate identified vulnerabilities by the due date to protect FCEB networks against active threats. See the BOD 22-01 Fact Sheet for more information.

Although BOD 22-01 only applies to FCEB agencies, CISA strongly urges all organizations to reduce their exposure to cyberattacks by prioritizing timely remediation of Catalog vulnerabilities as part of their vulnerability management practice. CISA will continue to add vulnerabilities to the Catalog that meet the specified criteria. 

Note: prioritizing software updates that address known exploited vulnerabilities is one of the actions CISA encourages as part of the recent Shields Up recommendations to all stakeholders. CISA appreciates the contributions of Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC) partners to this recent addition to the catalog.