Improper certificate validation in Schneider Electric PowerSCADA Anywhere
Priority LOW 30CWE-295Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
A vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's PowerSCADA Anywhere v1.0 redistributed with PowerSCADA Expert v8.1 and PowerSCADA Expert v8.2 and Citect Anywhere version 1.0 that allows the use of outdated cipher suites and improper verification of peer SSL Certificate.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00781 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schneider Electric | PowerSCADA Anywhere | Version 1.0 redistributed with PowerSCADA Expert v8.1 and PowerSCADA Expert v8.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Schneider Electric | Citect Anywhere | version 1.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- PowerSCADA Anywhere VendorSchneider Electric Affected Version 1.0 redistributed with PowerSCADA Expert v8.1 and PowerSCADA Expert v8.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Citect Anywhere VendorSchneider Electric Affected version 1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:powerscada_anywhere:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Schneider Electric |
| cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:powerscada_expert:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.1 | Running on | Schneider Electric |
| cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:powerscada_expert:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.2 | Running on | Schneider Electric |
| cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:citect_anywhere:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Schneider Electric |
- cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:powerscada_anywhere:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Schneider Electric
- cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:powerscada_expert:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1 Running on ·Schneider Electric
- cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:powerscada_expert:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2 Running on ·Schneider Electric
- cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:citect_anywhere:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Schneider Electric
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-7971
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8f23-48gc-8rgj
References
More Schneider Electric Citect Anywhere vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-05572 Cross-site request forgery in Schneider Electric PowerSCADA Anywhere CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-05573 A vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's PowerSCADA Anywhere v1.0 redistributed… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2017-05575 A vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's PowerSCADA Anywhere v1.0 redistributed… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2017-7971 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-7971 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8f23-48gc-8rgj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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