9.1

CVE-2021-22779: schneider-electric ecostruxure_control_expert Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

CVSS: 9.1v3.1CriticalModified
Published 14-07-2021Last modified 29-05-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-22779 is a critical (CVSS 9.1) Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in schneider-electric ecostruxure_control_expert. EPSS estimates a 1.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.1/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.05%
0%100%
Low · +0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 14-07-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 29-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability exists in EcoStruxure Control Expert (all versions prior to V15.0 SP1, including all versions of Unity Pro), EcoStruxure Control Expert V15.0 SP1, EcoStruxure Process Expert (all versions, including all versions of EcoStruxure Hybrid DCS), SCADAPack RemoteConnect for x70 (all versions), Modicon M580 CPU (all versions - part numbers BMEP* and BMEH*), Modicon M340 CPU (all versions - part numbers BMXP34*), that could cause unauthorized access in read and write mode to the controller by spoofing the Modbus communication between the engineering software and the controller.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.05%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

64%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.03 pp

From 1.02% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.05%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Schneider-electric1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links