CVE-2021-22818
Published: 28 January 2022
Summary
CVE-2021-22818 is a high-severity Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts (CWE-307) vulnerability in Schneider-Electric Evlink City Evc1S22P4 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 48.7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-9953
Vulnerability details
A CWE-307 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability exists that could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to the charging station web interface by performing brute force attacks. Affected Products: EVlink City EVC1S22P4 / EVC1S7P4 (All versions prior…
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to R8 V3.4.0.2 ), EVlink Parking EVW2 / EVF2 / EVP2PE (All versions prior to R8 V3.4.0.2), and EVlink Smart Wallbox EVB1A (All versions prior to R8 V3.4.0.2)
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
This control directly enforces limits on consecutive invalid logon attempts and automatic response (e.g., lockout) to prevent brute-force exploitation of authentication mechanisms.
Specific conditions can include excessive failed attempts, triggering stronger authentication that restricts brute-force exploitation.