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Full vulnerability report · 2023
CVE-2022-0223High confidence

Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Power Commission — Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Schneider Electric · EcoStruxure Power Commission

6.5MediumCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Scheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Patch available
Direct vendor intelligence

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1 current
SEVD-2022-165-05 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 1 · finalSchneider Electric CPCERTEcoStruxure Power Commission
1 known affected

The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.

  • Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Power Commission <V2.22
Summary
A CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability exists that could allow an attacker to create or overwrite critical files that are used to execute code, such as programs or libraries and cause unauthenticated code execution.
Remediation
V2.22 and later of EcoStruxure Power Commission includes a fix for these vulnerabilities and is available for download here: https://www.se.com/ww/en/product-range/62980-ecostruxure-power-commission/#software-and-firmware
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ENISA European Vulnerability Database

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1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2022-15424

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

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EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionScheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

A CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability exists that could allow an attacker to create or overwrite critical files that are used to execute code, such as programs or libraries and cause unauthenticated code execution. Affected Products: EcoStruxure Power Commission (Versions prior to V2.22)

What

A CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability exists that could allow an attacker to create or overwrite critical files that are used to execute code, such as programs or libraries and cause unauthenticated code execution. Affected Products: EcoStruxure Power Commission (Versions prior to V2.22)

Why

Attacker-controlled path data is not constrained to the intended directory before the application accesses a file.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication after a user interaction. If successful, the issue may execute code or commands in the affected security context.

What

A CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability exists that could allow an attacker to create or overwrite critical files that are used to execute code, such as programs or libraries and cause unauthenticated code execution. Affected Products: EcoStruxure Power Commission (Versions prior to V2.22)

Why

Attacker-controlled path data is not constrained to the intended directory before the application accesses a file.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication after a user interaction. If successful, the issue may execute code or commands in the affected security context.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
a network path → Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') → execute code or commands in the affected security context
Attack surface
Network
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
Required interaction required
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-22 ↗

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'). The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UIRequiredUser interaction: Another user must perform an action for exploitation to succeed.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.ANoneAvailability impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
After compromise, an attacker may use built-in shells, scripting engines, scheduled tasks and native network utilities for discovery, persistence or movement. This is a plausible LoTL path, not evidence that it has occurred for every attack.
NetworkUnauthenticatedRemote code executionCWE-22
A

Official authority intelligence

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CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2022-AVI-546Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Schneider

cType=Security+and+Safety+Notice&p_File_Name=SEVD-2022-165-07_CanBRASS_Security_Notification.pdf Bulletin de sécurité Schneider SEVD-2022-165-08 du 14 juin 2022 https://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_enDocType=Security+and+Safety+Notice&p_File_Name=SEVD-2022-165-08_Cybersecurity_Admin_Expert_Security_Notification.pdf Référence CVE CVE-2020-28895 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-28895 Référence CVE CVE-2020-35198 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-35198 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22697 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22697 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22698 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22698 Référence CVE CVE-2022-0223 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0223 Référence CVE CVE-2022-0715 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0715 Référence CVE CVE-2022-22731 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22731 Référence CVE CVE-2022-22732 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22732 Référence CVE CVE-2022-22805 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22805 Référence CVE CVE-2022-22806 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22806 Référence CVE CVE-2022-24322 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24322 Référence CVE CVE-2022-24323 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24323 Référence CVE CVE-2022-32512 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE

Official advisory
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Power Commission <V2.22
Fixed
Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Power Commission >=V2.22
Action
V2.22 and later of EcoStruxure Power Commission includes a fix for these vulnerabilities and is available for download here: https://www.se.com/ww/en/product-range/62980-ecostruxure-power-commission/#software-and-firmware
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 30 Jan 2023 · Last source change 5 Feb 2025, 20:09 UTC · CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-15424
Product sourceVendor CSAF · Schneider Electric CPCERT
Remediation sourceVendor CSAF · Schneider Electric CPCERT
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

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CVE published
Fixed release or patch reference recorded
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-15424↗CVE authority or vendor reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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