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Full vulnerability report · 2022
CVE-2022-22722High confidence

A CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability exists that could result in information disclosure

Schneider Electric · Easergy P5

7.5HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
Direct vendor intelligence

Authoritative vendor CSAF and VEX advisories

Structured product status and remediation from the issuing vendor. Product-state explanations are always visible; large lists can be searched or downloaded.

1 current
SEVD-2022-011-03 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 1.1.0 · finalSchneider Electric CPCERTEasergy P5
1 known affected

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

  • Schneider Electric Easergy P5 < 01.401.101
Summary
A CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability exists that could result in information disclosure. If an attacker were to obtain the SSH cryptographic key for the device and take active control of the local operational network connected to the product they could potentially observe and manipulate traffic associated with product configuration.
Remediation
For CVE-2022-22723 only, if customers choose not to apply the remediation provided above, they should immediately apply the following mitigation to reduce the risk of exploit: Disable the GOOSE service of the product to reduce the risk of exposure. If GOOSE is needed for the application use it only in a secure local area network. Customers should use appropriate patching methodologies when applying these patches to their systems. We strongly recommend the use of back-ups and evaluating the impact of these patches in a Test and Development environment or on an offline infrastructure. Contact Schneider Electric’s Customer Care Center if you need assistance removing a patch.
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National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2022-27865

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

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 actionWithin 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

A CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability exists that could result in information disclosure. If an attacker were to obtain the SSH cryptographic key for the device and take active control of the local operational network connected to the product they could potentially observe and manipulate traffic associated with product configuration. Affected Product: Easergy P5 (All firmware versions prior to V01.401.101)

What

A CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability exists that could result in information disclosure. If an attacker were to obtain the SSH cryptographic key for the device and take active control of the local operational network connected to the product they could potentially observe and manipulate traffic associated with product configuration. Affected Product: Easergy P5 (All firmware versions prior to V01.401.101)

Why

A credential embedded in the product can be recovered or reused across installations instead of being unique to one deployment.

How

An attacker operating through the affected interface may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may obtain information outside the intended access boundary.

What

A CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability exists that could result in information disclosure. If an attacker were to obtain the SSH cryptographic key for the device and take active control of the local operational network connected to the product they could potentially observe and manipulate traffic associated with product configuration. Affected Product: Easergy P5 (All firmware versions prior to V01.401.101)

Why

A credential embedded in the product can be recovered or reused across installations instead of being unique to one deployment.

How

An attacker operating through the affected interface may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may obtain information outside the intended access boundary.

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
the affected interface → Use of Hard-coded Credentials → obtain information outside the intended access boundary
Attack surface
Unspecified
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High: exploitation depends on specific conditions
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-798 ↗

CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key.

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

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

AVAdjacentAttack vector: The attacker must be on an adjacent or logically close network.ACHighAttack complexity: Successful exploitation depends on specific conditions outside the attacker's direct control.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
Stolen credentials, tokens and legitimate administration functions may provide continued access without deploying a large custom toolset.
UnauthenticatedCWE-798
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2022-AVI-017Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Schneider

d?id=CVE-2021-29240 Référence CVE CVE-2021-29241 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-29241 Référence CVE CVE-2021-30061 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-30061 Référence CVE CVE-2021-30062 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-30062 Référence CVE CVE-2021-30063 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-30063 Référence CVE CVE-2021-30064 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-30064 Référence CVE CVE-2021-30065 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-30065 Référence CVE CVE-2021-30066 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-30066 Référence CVE CVE-2021-33485 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-33485 Référence CVE CVE-2022-22722 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22722 Référence CVE CVE-2022-22723 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22723 Référence CVE CVE-2022-22724 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22724 Référence CVE CVE-2022-22725 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22725 Référence CVE CVE-2022-22726 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22726 Référence CVE CVE-2022-22727 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22727 Référence CVE CVE-2022-22804 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22804 Gestion détaillée du document le 11 janvier 2022 Version initiale Alertes Avis Bulletins d’actualités Mentions légales Conditions générales

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 Easergy P5 < 01.401.101
Fixed
Schneider Electric Easergy P5 01.401.101; Schneider Electric Easergy P5 01.303.202
Action
For CVE-2022-22723 only, if customers choose not to apply the remediation provided above, they should immediately apply the following mitigation to reduce the risk of exploit: Disable the GOOSE service of the product to reduce the risk of exposure. If GOOSE is needed for the application use it only in a secure local area network. Customers should use appropriate patching methodologies when applying these patches to their systems. We strongly recommend the use of back-ups and evaluating the impact of these patches in a Test and Development environment or on an offline infrastructure. Contact Schneider Electric’s Customer Care Center if you need assistance removing a patch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 4 Feb 2022 · Last source change 3 Aug 2024, 03:21 UTC · CWE-798 · Use of Hard-coded Credentials

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
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-2022-27865
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

What changed after publication

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No material field changes have been recorded since change tracking began. Routine source refreshes and cosmetic edits are intentionally excluded.

Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-27865↗Vendor CSAF · Schneider Electric CPCERT↗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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