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CVE-2021-22741

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-05-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-916

Description

Use of Password Hash with Insufficient Computational Effort vulnerability exists in ClearSCADA (all versions), EcoStruxure Geo SCADA Expert 2019 (all versions), and EcoStruxure Geo SCADA Expert 2020 (V83.7742.1 and prior), which could cause the revealing of account credentials when server database files are available. Exposure of these files to an attacker can make the system vulnerable to password decryption attacks. Note that “.sde” configuration export files do not contain user account password hashes.

Affected products

• Schneider Electric ClearSCADA: all versions
• Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Geo SCADA Expert 2019: all versions
• Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Geo SCADA Expert 2020: through 83.7742.1

References

• https://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2021-130-07
• https://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2021-130-07

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