CVE-2022-37300
Published: 12 September 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-37300 is a critical-severity Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password (CWE-640) vulnerability in Schneider-Electric Ecostruxure Control Expert. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 30.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-39936
Vulnerability details
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…
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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).
- 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.
Establishing procedures for lost or compromised authenticators addresses weak password recovery mechanisms.