Improper privilege management in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Control Expert
Priority LOW 24CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
A CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management vulnerability exists that could cause a local user to perform a denial of service through the console server service that is part of EcoStruxure Control Expert. Affected Products: EcoStruxure Control Expert (V15.1 and above)
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00146 3rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 Control Expert | V15.1 and above | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- EcoStruxure Control Expert VendorSchneider Electric Affected V15.1 and above Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:ecostruxure_control_expert:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.1 | Vulnerable | Schneider Electric |
- cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:ecostruxure_control_expert:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1 Vulnerable ·Schneider Electric
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-1548
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w35h-r9ff-45q4
References
More Schneider Electric Ecostruxure Control Expert vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-05677 Path traversal in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Control Expert CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-09848 A heap-based buffer overflow exists in XML Decompression DecodeTreeBlock in AT&T Labs… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-05659 Authentication bypass by spoofing in EcoStruxure Control Expert , EcoStruxure Control… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2020-17142 Missing brute-force protection in PLC Simulator on EcoStruxureª Control Expert CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-22597 Authentication bypass by capture-replay in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Control Expert CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-22596 Improper check for unusual conditions in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Control Expert CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-1548 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-1548 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w35h-r9ff-45q4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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