CVE-2021-22780

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 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: 2021-07-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-522

Description

Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability exists in EcoStruxure Control Expert (all versions prior to V15.0 SP1, including all versions of Unity Pro), EcoStruxure Process Expert (all versions, including all versions of EcoStruxure Hybrid DCS), and SCADAPack RemoteConnect for x70, all versions, that could cause unauthorized access to a project file protected by a password when this file is shared with untrusted sources. An attacker may bypass the password protection and be able to view and modify a project file.

Affected products

Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Control Expert: before 15.0; 15.0 — fixed in 15.0
Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Process Expert: all versions
Schneider Electric RemoteConnect: all versions

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Control Expert 15.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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