9.8

CVE-2022-37300: schneider electric ecostruxure control expert

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
Published 12-09-2022Last modified 03-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-37300 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in schneider electric ecostruxure control expert. EPSS estimates a 0.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.77%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 12-09-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A CWE-640: Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password vulnerability exists that could cause unauthorized access in read and write mode to the controller when communicating over Modbus. Affected Products: EcoStruxure Control Expert Including all Unity Pro versions (former name of EcoStruxure Control Expert) (V15.0 SP1 and prior), EcoStruxure Process Expert, Including all versions of EcoStruxure Hybrid DCS (former name of EcoStruxure Process Expert) (V2021 and prior), Modicon M340 CPU (part numbers BMXP34*) (V3.40 and prior), Modicon M580 CPU (part numbers BMEP* and BMEH*) (V3.20 and prior).

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.77%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

55%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.02 pp

From 0.75% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.77%

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-electric36 products
Schneider electric4 products

2 vendors · 40 products

References

1 links