Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Schneider Electric Ampla MES
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- 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-319.
Summary
Schneider Electric Ampla MES 6.4 provides capability to interact with data from third party databases. When connectivity to those databases is configured to use a SQL user name and password, an attacker may be able to sniff details from the connection string. Schneider Electric recommends that users of Ampla MES versions 6.4 and prior should upgrade to Ampla MES version 6.5 as soon as possible.
Why it matters now
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 | Ampla MES | up to 6.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Ampla MES VendorSchneider Electric Affected up to 6.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:ampla_manufacturing_execution_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 6.4 | Vulnerable | Schneider Electric |
- cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:ampla_manufacturing_execution_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.4 Vulnerable ·Schneider Electric
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-9637
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-95r6-hq2x-fm98
References
More Schneider Electric Ampla Manufacturing Execution System vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-07036 Schneider Electric Ampla MES 6.4 provides capability to configure users and their… CVSS 3.0LOW 3.9
Sources
- CVE-2017-9637 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-9637 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-95r6-hq2x-fm98 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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