Improper privilege management in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Process Expert
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management vulnerability exists for two services (of which one managing audit trail data and the other acting as server managing client request) that could cause a loss of Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of engineering workstation when an attacker with standard privilege modifies the executable path of the windows services. To be exploited, services need to be restarted.
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 Process Expert | Versions 2020R2; Versions 2021 & 2023 (prior to v4.8.0.5715) | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Schneider Electric | EcoStruxure Process Expert for AVEVA System Platform | Versions 2020R2; Versions 2021 & 2023 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- EcoStruxure Process Expert VendorSchneider Electric Affected Versions 2020R2; Versions 2021 & 2023 (prior to v4.8.0.5715) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- EcoStruxure Process Expert for AVEVA System Platform VendorSchneider Electric Affected Versions 2020R2; Versions 2021 & 2023 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-0327
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4v4v-fcfx-x6mg
References
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Sources
- CVE-2025-0327 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-0327 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4v4v-fcfx-x6mg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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