5.5

CVE-2021-22781: schneider-electric ecostruxure_control_expert Insufficiently Protected Credentials

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
Published 14-07-2021Last modified 03-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-22781 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in schneider-electric ecostruxure_control_expert. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.24%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 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. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability exists in EcoStruxure Control Expert (all versions prior to V15.0 SP1, including all versions of Unity Pro), EcoStruxure Process Expert (all versions, including all versions of EcoStruxure Hybrid DCS), and SCADAPack RemoteConnect for x70, all versions, that could cause a leak of SMTP credential used for mailbox authentication when an attacker can access a project file.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.24%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

14%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.24% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.24%

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