CVE-2021-22795Network attack vector

Authenticated root code execution via testRepository command injection

Published Mar 28, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

OS command injection in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure IT Data Center Expert before 7.8.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute code. The testRepository method passes an inadequately validated user-supplied string to a system call. Administrative access to repository testing is required, and injected commands run with root privileges on the appliance.

CVSS severity9.1
Critical
EPSS probability3.12%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

OS command injection in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure IT Data Center Expert before 7.8.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute code. The testRepository method passes an inadequately validated user-supplied string to a system call. Administrative access to repository testing is required, and injected commands run with root privileges on the appliance.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-22795
Published
Mar 28, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Distributed Data Systems
Product
EcoStruxure IT Data Center Expert
Classifications
CWE-78, T1059
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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Is a vulnerable build present?

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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

9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.5NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
9.1Schneider Electric SECVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

Public exploit references

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