CVE-2022-42973

Local SYSTEM execution via hard-coded database credentials

Published Feb 1, 2023 · Updated Feb 5, 2025

Hard-coded credentials in APC and Schneider Electric Easy UPS Online Monitoring Software allow local users to execute commands as SYSTEM. The SNMPDBManager class embeds MySQL credentials that permit SELECT INTO DUMPFILE to create attacker-controlled files. Exploitation requires low-privileged code execution and database access on the host; successful use grants SYSTEM-level command execution.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.16%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Hard-coded credentials in APC and Schneider Electric Easy UPS Online Monitoring Software allow local users to execute commands as SYSTEM. The SNMPDBManager class embeds MySQL credentials that permit SELECT INTO DUMPFILE to create attacker-controlled files. Exploitation requires low-privileged code execution and database access on the host; successful use grants SYSTEM-level command execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-42973
Published
Feb 1, 2023
Updated
Feb 5, 2025
Vendor
Distributed Data Systems
Product
Schneider Electric Easy UPS Online Monitoring Software
Classifications
CWE-798, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

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

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=Windows 11, Windows Server 2019, 2022 <V2.5-GS-01-22261
  2. Affected versionversion=Windows 7, 10, 11 Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022 <V2.5-GS

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Distributed Data Systems · Schneider Electric Easy UPS Online Monitoring Softwareversion=Windows 11, Windows Server 2019, 2022 <V2.5-GS-01-22261; version=Windows 7, 10, 11 Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022 <V2.5-GS
Distributed Data Systems · APC Easy UPS Online Monitoring Softwareversion=(Windows 11, Windows Server 2019, 2022 <V2.5-GA-01-22261; version=Windows 7, 10, 11 Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022 <V2.5-GA

Published CVSS scores

7.8Schneider Electric SECVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/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)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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