Improper certificate validation in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ Cybersecurity Admin…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
A CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability exists that could cause the CAE software to give wrong data to end users when using CAE to configure devices. Additionally, credentials could leak which would enable an attacker the ability to log into the configuration tool and compromise other devices in the network. Affected Products: EcoStruxure™ Cybersecurity Admin Expert (CAE) (Versions prior to 2.2)
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 | EcoStruxure™ Cybersecurity Admin Expert (CAE) | All to before 2.2 | 2.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- EcoStruxure™ Cybersecurity Admin Expert (CAE) VendorSchneider Electric Affected All to before 2.2 Fixed in 2.2 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:ecostruxure_cybersecurity_admin_expert:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.4 | Vulnerable | Schneider Electric |
- cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:ecostruxure_cybersecurity_admin_expert:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.4 Vulnerable ·Schneider Electric
Remediation
- Fix · CNA EcoStruxure™ Cybersecurity Admin Expert (CAE) (Schneider Electric) Fixed in 2.2
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ Cybersecurity Admin Expert (CAE) 2.2
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-14293 Authentication bypass by spoofing in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ Cybersecurity Admin…Priority LOW 37
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-32748
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8jc9-jhmw-r737
More Schneider Electric Ecostruxure Cybersecurity Admin Expert vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-14293 Authentication bypass by spoofing in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ Cybersecurity Admin… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2022-32748 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-32748 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8jc9-jhmw-r737 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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