Insufficiently protected credentials in Schneider Electric Data Center Expert
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-522.
Summary
A CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability exists that could result in unwanted access to a DCE instance when performed over a network by a malicious third-party. This CVE is unique from CVE-2022-32518. Affected Products: Data Center Expert (Versions prior to V7.9.0)
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schneider Electric | Data Center Expert | All to before V7.9.0 | V7.9.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Data Center Expert VendorSchneider Electric Affected All to before V7.9.0 Fixed in V7.9.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:data_center_expert:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 7.9.0 | Vulnerable | Schneider Electric |
- cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:data_center_expert:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.9.0 Vulnerable ·Schneider Electric
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Data Center Expert (Schneider Electric) Fixed in V7.9.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Schneider Electric Data Center Expert V7.9.0
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-14153 Insufficiently protected credentials in Schneider Electric Data Center ExpertPriority MEDIUM 44
- TI-2022-14154 Insufficiently protected credentials in Schneider Electric Data Center ExpertPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2022-14156 Deserialization of untrusted data in Schneider Electric Data Center ExpertPriority MEDIUM 41
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-32520
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3mf8-7qv9-pqph
More Schneider Electric Data Center Expert vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-14153 Insufficiently protected credentials in Schneider Electric Data Center Expert CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-14154 Insufficiently protected credentials in Schneider Electric Data Center Expert CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-14156 Deserialization of untrusted data in Schneider Electric Data Center Expert CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-32520 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-32520 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3mf8-7qv9-pqph · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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