Weak default root user credentials allow remote attackers to easily obtain OS superuser…
Priority MEDIUM 53CWE-521Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-521.
Summary
Weak default root user credentials allow remote attackers to easily obtain OS superuser privileges over the open TCP port for SSH.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.02259 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed SEPCOS Control and Protection Relay firmware package (Secheron): 1.23.21
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secheron | SEPCOS Control and Protection Relay firmware package | All versions to before 1.23.21 | 1.23.21 | Patch available | CNA |
- SEPCOS Control and Protection Relay firmware package VendorSecheron Affected All versions to before 1.23.21 Fixed in 1.23.21 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:secheron:sepcos_control_and_protection_relay_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.23.0 to before 1.23.21; 1.24.0 to before 1.24.8; 1.25.0 to before 1.25.3 | Vulnerable | Secheron |
| cpe:2.3:h:secheron:sepcos_control_and_protection_relay:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Secheron |
- cpe:2.3:o:secheron:sepcos_control_and_protection_relay_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.23.0 to before 1.23.21; 1.24.0 to before 1.24.8; 1.25.0 to before 1.25.3 Vulnerable ·Secheron
- cpe:2.3:h:secheron:sepcos_control_and_protection_relay:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Secheron
Remediation
- Fix · CNA SEPCOS Control and Protection Relay firmware package (Secheron) Fixed in 1.23.21
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Secheron SEPCOS Control and Protection Relay firmware package 1.23.21
7 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 6 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-01946 Improper access control in Secheron SEPCOS Control and Protection Relay firmware packagePriority MEDIUM 51
- TI-2022-01948 Client-side JavaScript controls may be bypassed to change user credentials and…Priority MEDIUM 49
- TI-2022-01945 Unrestricted file upload in Secheron SEPCOS Control and Protection Relay firmware packagePriority MEDIUM 48
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-1668
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vv6w-6fpx-q4v9
References
More Secheron Sepcos Control And Protection Relay Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-01946 Improper access control in Secheron SEPCOS Control and Protection Relay firmware package CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-01948 Client-side JavaScript controls may be bypassed to change user credentials and… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2022-01945 Unrestricted file upload in Secheron SEPCOS Control and Protection Relay firmware package CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2022-01947 Improper privilege management in Secheron SEPCOS Control and Protection Relay firmware… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2022-01537 Client-side JavaScript controls may be bypassed by directly running a JS function to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-01536 Insufficiently protected credentials in Secheron SEPCOS Control and Protection Relay… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-1668 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-1668 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vv6w-6fpx-q4v9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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