Schneider Electric Modicon M580 CPU Project File null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Schneider Electric Modicon M580 CPU, Modicon M340 CPU, Modicon MC80, Modicon Momentum Ethernet CPU, PLC Simulator for EcoStruxure, Modicon Quantum CPU and Modicon Premium CPU. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Project File Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to null pointer dereference. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-22792. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Schneider Electric Modicon M580 CPU, Modicon M340 CPU, Modicon MC80, Modicon Momentum Ethernet CPU, PLC Simulator for EcoStruxure, Modicon Quantum CPU and Modicon Premium CPU (SCADA Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Project File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was shared 09/02/2021 as SEVD-2021-222-07. The advisory is shared for download at download.schneider-electric.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-22792. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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01/06/2021 🔍
09/02/2021 +238 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: schneider-electric.com

Advisory: SEVD-2021-222-07
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-22792 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-22792
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-181984

Entryinfo

Created: 09/02/2021 22:55
Updated: 05/30/2026 20:42
Changes: 09/02/2021 22:55 (38), 09/09/2021 13:33 (2), 05/30/2026 20:42 (42)
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