RCE in Schneider Electric Ecostruxure™ Operator Terminal Expert

CVE-2023-1049

A CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability exists that could cause execution of malicious code when an unsuspicious user loads a project file from the local filesystem into the HMI.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (46.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 46.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-1049: held from 0.006 to 0.006.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-1049?
CVE-2023-1049 is a high-severity vulnerability in Schneider Electric Ecostruxure™ Operator Terminal Expert, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-06-14.
How severe is CVE-2023-1049?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-1049 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.