CVE-2026-14354

Authentication bypass via inadequately protected stored credentials

Published Jul 29, 2026 · Updated Jul 29, 2026

Insufficient credential protection in EcoStruxure Cybersecurity Admin Expert 4.2.0 and earlier allows local users to bypass authentication. The application inadequately protects stored credentials, enabling unauthorized credential changes that can be propagated to managed devices. Exploitation requires local high-privilege access; Schneider Electric has not disclosed the affected storage locus or precise protection failure.

CVSS severity8.7
High
EPSS probability0.12%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Insufficient credential protection in EcoStruxure Cybersecurity Admin Expert 4.2.0 and earlier allows local users to bypass authentication. The application inadequately protects stored credentials, enabling unauthorized credential changes that can be propagated to managed devices. Exploitation requires local high-privilege access; Schneider Electric has not disclosed the affected storage locus or precise protection failure.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-14354
Published
Jul 29, 2026
Updated
Jul 29, 2026
Vendor
Distributed Data Systems
Product
EcoStruxure Cybersecurity Admin Expert
Classifications
CWE-522, T1098
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 29, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 29, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=v4.2.0 and prior

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Distributed Data Systems · EcoStruxure Cybersecurity Admin Expertversion=v4.2.0 and prior

Published CVSS scores

8.7Schneider ElectricCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA: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
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials
T1098Account Manipulation

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