CVE-2022-32518 — A CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability exists that could

A CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability exists that could result in unwanted access to a DCE instance when performed over a network by a malicious third-party. This CVE is unique from CVE-2022-32520. Affected Products: Data Center Expert (Versions prior to V

01What is this vulnerability?

A CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability exists that could result in unwanted access to a DCE instance when performed over a network by a malicious third-party. This CVE is unique from CVE-2022-32520. Affected Products: Data Center Expert (Versions prior to V7.9.0)

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Schneider Electric	Data Center Expert	All

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2025-02-05T20:08:08.814Z

09References

• download.schneider-electric.com — https://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_enDocType=Security+and+Safety+No…