CVE-2022-37302

Crash via incorrect project file parsing

Published Sep 13, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Memory-buffer bounds error in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Control Expert 15.1 HF001 and earlier allows local users to crash the software. Schneider Electric has not disclosed the affected project-file parser or the out-of-bounds operation performed on file data. Triggering the flaw requires a user to open an incorrect project file; the reported consequence is limited to a crash of Control Expert.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Memory-buffer bounds error in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Control Expert 15.1 HF001 and earlier allows local users to crash the software. Schneider Electric has not disclosed the affected project-file parser or the out-of-bounds operation performed on file data. Triggering the flaw requires a user to open an incorrect project file; the reported consequence is limited to a crash of Control Expert.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-37302
Published
Sep 13, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Schneider Electric
Product
EcoStruxure Control Expert
Classifications
CWE-119, T0863
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 13, 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=HF001 <=15.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Schneider Electric · EcoStruxure Control Expertversion=HF001 <=15.1

Published CVSS scores

5.5Schneider ElectricCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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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)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
T0863User Execution

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