CVE-2021-22794Network attack vector

Remote code execution via undisclosed path traversal

Published Mar 28, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Path traversal in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure IT Data Center Expert 7.8.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute code. Schneider Electric has not disclosed the affected endpoint or the pathname operation that fails to confine untrusted input to an authorized directory. Exploitation requires high-privileged authentication over the network and can execute code outside the vulnerable component, causing data compromise and service outage.

CVSS severity9.1
Critical
EPSS probability2.22%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure IT Data Center Expert 7.8.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute code. Schneider Electric has not disclosed the affected endpoint or the pathname operation that fails to confine untrusted input to an authorized directory. Exploitation requires high-privileged authentication over the network and can execute code outside the vulnerable component, causing data compromise and service outage.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-22794
Published
Mar 28, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Distributed Data Systems
Product
EcoStruxure IT Data Center Expert
Classifications
CWE-22, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 28, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <V7.8.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Distributed Data Systems · EcoStruxure IT Data Center Expertversion=unspecified <V7.8.1

Published CVSS scores

7.5NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
9.1Schneider ElectricCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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