CVE-2024-8884Network attack vector

Unauthenticated credential disclosure over HTTP

Published Oct 8, 2024 · Updated Oct 8, 2024

Information exposure in all versions of Schneider Electric System Monitor applications allows remote attackers to obtain credentials over HTTP. Schneider Electric has not published the affected HTTP endpoint or the operation that returns credentials to an unauthorized requester. The application must be running and network-reachable over an HTTP port; the disclosed data is limited to credentials in the published description.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.58%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information exposure in all versions of Schneider Electric System Monitor applications allows remote attackers to obtain credentials over HTTP. Schneider Electric has not published the affected HTTP endpoint or the operation that returns credentials to an unauthorized requester. The application must be running and network-reachable over an HTTP port; the disclosed data is limited to credentials in the published description.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-8884
Published
Oct 8, 2024
Updated
Oct 8, 2024
Vendor
Distributed Data Systems
Product
System Monitor for PS5000 Series
Classifications
CWE-200, T1212
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 8, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 8, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=All versions

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Distributed Data Systems · System Monitor for PS5000 Seriesversion=All versions
Distributed Data Systems · System Monitor Application for Harmony Industrial PCversion=0 <=*; version=All versions

Published CVSS scores

9.8Schneider Electric SECVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
T1212Exploitation for Credential Access

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