Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-34753

RCE in Schneider-Electric Spacelogic C-Bus Home Controller Firmware ≤ 1.31.460

Public PoCHigh EPSSRCECommand Injection
Published
13 July 2022
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 8.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.71 99.3th percentile
Risk Priority 87 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2022-34753 is a high-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Schneider-Electric Spacelogic C-Bus Home Controller Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 0.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and AC-6 (Least Privilege) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

A CWE-78 OS command injection vulnerability affects the SpaceLogic C-Bus Home Controller (5200WHC2), formerly known as the C-Bus Wiser Home Controller MK2, in firmware versions 1.31.460 and earlier. The flaw stems from improper neutralization of special elements in operating system commands, allowing an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary commands on the device.

An attacker with network access and low privileges can exploit the issue without user interaction to achieve remote root code execution. The CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8 reflects the combination of network attack vector, low complexity, and full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact once the command path is compromised.

Schneider Electric's security notification SEVD-2022-193-02 addresses the vulnerability and provides remediation guidance for the affected controller. Public exploit code demonstrating remote root access has been published, and the CVE maintains a high EPSS score with a recorded peak of 0.9692.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

A CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability exists that could cause remote root exploit when the command is compromised. Affected Products: SpaceLogic C-Bus Home Controller (5200WHC2), formerly known as C-Bus Wiser…

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Homer Controller MK2 (V1.31.460 and prior)

CWE(s)

Related Threats

Likely ATT&CK TechniquesAI

Techniques this vulnerability likely enables, inferred from its description, weakness type, and attributed-actor tradecraft. Confidence is per-technique.

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Accessconfidence: HIGH
OS command injection in a network-exposed controller directly enables remote exploitation of a public-facing application.
T1059.004 Unix Shell Executionconfidence: HIGH
The vulnerability permits injection and execution of arbitrary Unix shell commands on the device.
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalationconfidence: HIGH
Successful exploitation yields remote root code execution, constituting privilege escalation via exploitation.
inferred from description + CWE · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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Affected Assets

schneider-electric
spacelogic c-bus home controller firmware
≤ 1.31.460

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)
  • SI-10 Information Input Validation
  • AC-6 Least Privilege
  • SC-7 Boundary Protection
Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.2.5
  • V1.2.8
  • V15.2.5

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

prevent

Directly requires validation and neutralization of untrusted input used in OS commands, which is the root cause of the CWE-78 flaw allowing remote root execution.

prevent

Enforces least privilege on processes and accounts that handle command input, limiting an attacker who bypasses input validation from obtaining root-level execution.

prevent

Restricts network-accessible interfaces and ports on the home controller, reducing the attack surface for unauthenticated command-injection attempts from remote adversaries.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

PR.PS-06's SDLC practices directly require secure coding and input handling that blocks command-injection defects, yet the single broad outcome leaves many specific neutralization vectors and verification gaps unaddressed.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Routine patching/maintenance can remediate known command-injection CVEs in dependencies (partial forward) but does nothing to stop developers from introducing improper neutralization in custom code (none reverse).

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

detects

Security testing and code review target insecure use of operating-system command interfaces, catching command-injection flaws introduced during development.

References