Hard-coded credentials in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Control Expert
Priority LOW 35CWE-798Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.
Summary
CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability exists that could cause unauthorized access to a project file protected with application password when opening the file with EcoStruxure Control Expert.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0023 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed EcoStruxure Control Expert (Schneider Electric): v16.0EcoStruxure Process Expert (Schneider Electric): v2023
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 Control Expert | before v16.0 | v16.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| Schneider Electric | EcoStruxure Process Expert | before v2023 | v2023 | Patch available | CNA |
- EcoStruxure Control Expert VendorSchneider Electric Affected before v16.0 Fixed in v16.0 Patch available CNA
- EcoStruxure Process Expert VendorSchneider Electric Affected before v2023 Fixed in v2023 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:ecostruxure_control_expert:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 16.0 | Vulnerable | Schneider Electric |
| cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:ecostruxure_process_expert:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2023 | Vulnerable | Schneider Electric |
- cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:ecostruxure_control_expert:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 16.0 Vulnerable ·Schneider Electric
- cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:ecostruxure_process_expert:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2023 Vulnerable ·Schneider Electric
Remediation
- Fix · CNA EcoStruxure Control Expert (Schneider Electric) Fixed in v16.0
- Fix · CNA EcoStruxure Process Expert (Schneider Electric) Fixed in v2023
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-6409
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-57mc-gf87-2j5v
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-2023-6409 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-6409 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-57mc-gf87-2j5v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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