Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-30234

Critical

Published: 02 June 2022

Published
02 June 2022
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 9.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0037 59.0th percentile
Risk Priority 19 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2022-30234 is a critical-severity Use of Hard-coded Credentials (CWE-798) vulnerability in Schneider-Electric Wiser Smart Eer21000 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.4 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked in the top 41.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability exists that could allow arbitrary code to be executed when root level access is obtained. Affected Products: Wiser Smart, EER21000 & EER21001 (V4.5 and prior)

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

schneider-electric
wiser smart eer21000 firmware
≤ 4.5
schneider-electric
wiser smart eer21001 firmware
≤ 4.5

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.

addresses: CWE-798

Enables users to notice when hard-coded credentials have been exploited for unauthorized access.

addresses: CWE-798

Security training explicitly warns against hard-coded credentials, lowering their use in systems.

addresses: CWE-798

Policy and procedures prohibit hard-coded credentials in favor of managed authentication.

addresses: CWE-798

External identity providers eliminate the need for hard-coded credentials in applications.

addresses: CWE-798

Changing default authenticators prior to first use and protecting content prevents use of hard-coded credentials.

addresses: CWE-798

Central credential stores and rotation policies remove the need for hard-coded credentials in configuration files or code.

addresses: CWE-798

Intelligence programs surface reports of campaigns that abuse hard-coded credentials in products, prompting removal or replacement and thereby reducing successful exploitation.

addresses: CWE-798

Planned investment enables secure credential storage and management systems instead of hard-coded credentials.

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