CVE-2022-32518Network attack vector

Unauthorized remote instance access

Published Jan 30, 2023 · Updated Feb 5, 2025

Insufficient credential protection in Schneider Electric Data Center Expert before 7.9.0 allows remote attackers to access DCE instances. Schneider Electric has not published which credentials are exposed, where they are stored or transmitted, or how the network path retrieves them. Network reachability is required; successful exploitation grants unauthorized instance access, while the accessible functions remain undisclosed.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.54%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Insufficient credential protection in Schneider Electric Data Center Expert before 7.9.0 allows remote attackers to access DCE instances. Schneider Electric has not published which credentials are exposed, where they are stored or transmitted, or how the network path retrieves them. Network reachability is required; successful exploitation grants unauthorized instance access, while the accessible functions remain undisclosed.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-32518
Published
Jan 30, 2023
Updated
Feb 5, 2025
Vendor
Distributed Data Systems
Product
EcoStruxure IT Data Center Expert
Classifications
CWE-522
Attack vector
network
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 30, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 5, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=All <V7.9.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Distributed Data Systems · EcoStruxure IT Data Center Expertversion=All <V7.9.0

Published CVSS scores

8.0Schneider Electric SECVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8NIST NVDCVSS: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
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials

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