Path traversal in Schneider Electric PowerChute™ Serial Shutdown
Priority LOW 33CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability exists that could cause elevated system access when a Web Admin user on the local network tampers with the POST /REST/UpdateJRE request payload.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00139 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
- 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 | PowerChute™ Serial Shutdown | up to v1.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- PowerChute™ Serial Shutdown VendorSchneider Electric Affected up to v1.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:powerchute_serial_shutdown:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | Schneider Electric |
- cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:powerchute_serial_shutdown:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Schneider Electric
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-11565
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-44q9-wm73-vrf7
References
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Sources
- CVE-2025-11565 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-11565 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-44q9-wm73-vrf7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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