Account lockout or backdoor creation via device spoofing
Published Jan 30, 2023 · Updated Feb 5, 2025
Authentication bypass in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Cybersecurity Admin Expert before 2.2 allows remote attackers to spoof local-network devices. The vendor does not disclose which discovery protocol or device-identity check accepts attacker-controlled device data. The attack requires local-network proximity and user interaction, and it can lock legitimate users out of managed devices or enable creation of backdoor accounts.
Summary
What happened
Authentication bypass in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Cybersecurity Admin Expert before 2.2 allows remote attackers to spoof local-network devices. The vendor does not disclose which discovery protocol or device-identity check accepts attacker-controlled device data. The attack requires local-network proximity and user interaction, and it can lock legitimate users out of managed devices or enable creation of backdoor accounts.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-32747
- Published
- Jan 30, 2023
- Updated
- Feb 5, 2025
- Vendor
- Distributed Data Systems
- Product
- EcoStruxure Cybersecurity Admin Expert
- Classifications
- CWE-290, T1136
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 30, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 5, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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