CVE-2023-25555

Command Injection in Schneider-Electric Struxureware Data Center Expert ≤ 7.9.2

Command Injection

Published

18 April 2023

Modified

21 November 2024

Patch / advisory

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CVSS Score v3.1 5.6

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Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

EPSS Score 0.0082 56th percentile

Risk Priority 47 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2023-25555 is a medium-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Schneider-Electric Struxureware Data Center Expert. Its CVSS base score is 5.6 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique NTDS (T1003.003); ranked in the top 44% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-29507

Vulnerability Data

A CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability exists that could allow a user that knows the credentials to execute unprivileged shell commands on the appliance over SSH. Affected products: StruxureWare Data…

Center Expert (V7.9.2 and prior)

CWE(s): CWE-78

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1003.003 NTDS Credential Access

Adversaries may attempt to access or create a copy of the Active Directory domain database in order to steal credential information, as well as obtain other information about domain members such as devices, users, and access rights.

attack.mitre.org →

T1007 System Service Discovery Discovery

Adversaries may try to gather information about registered local system services.

attack.mitre.org →

T1010 Application Window Discovery Discovery

Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of open application windows.

attack.mitre.org →

T1021.004 SSH Lateral Movement

Adversaries may use [Valid Accounts](https://attack.

attack.mitre.org →

T1021.008 Direct Cloud VM Connections Lateral Movement

Adversaries may leverage [Valid Accounts](https://attack.

attack.mitre.org →

T1027.001 Binary Padding Stealth

Adversaries may use binary padding to add junk data and change the on-disk representation of malware.

attack.mitre.org →

Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2023-25554Same product: Schneider-Electric Struxureware Data Center Expert

CVE-2022-34753Same vendor: Schneider-Electric

CVE-2026-9717Same vendor: Schneider-Electric

CVE-2023-29412Same vendor: Schneider-Electric

CVE-2026-34795Shared CWE-78

CVE-2025-56123Shared CWE-78

CVE-2025-15519Shared CWE-78

CVE-2024-50359Shared CWE-78

CVE-2026-27626Shared CWE-78

CVE-2026-16842Shared CWE-78

Affected Assets

schneider-electric

struxureware data center expert

≤ 7.9.2

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent

Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect

Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden

Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate

Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)

V1.2.5
V1.2.8

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.

SC-27 Platform-independent Applications

addresses: CWE-78

Platform-independent apps typically execute inside a managed runtime or sandbox that restricts direct OS command execution, reducing the ability to exploit OS command injection.

SI-10 Information Input Validation

addresses: CWE-78

Validates inputs to block special elements that would alter OS command execution.

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

blocks

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

blocks

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.

A.5.14 Information transfer partial match

removes

A.5.15 Access control partial match

removes

A.5.16 Identity management partial match

removes

A.5.17 Authentication information partial match

removes

A.5.18 Access rights partial match

removes

A.8.10 Information deletion partial match

removes