Schneider Electric Modicon M340 CPU Ethernet privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Schneider Electric Modicon M340 CPU and Modicon M340 X80 Ethernet Communication Module. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Ethernet Handler. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-0222. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Schneider Electric Modicon M340 CPU and Modicon M340 X80 Ethernet Communication Module (SCADA Software) (affected version not known). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Ethernet Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

A CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management vulnerability exists that could cause a denial of service of the Ethernet communication of the controller when sending a specific request over SNMP. Affected products: Modicon M340 CPUs(BMXP34* versions prior to V3.40), Modicon M340 X80 Ethernet Communication modules:BMXNOE0100 (H), BMXNOE0110 (H), BMXNOR0200H RTU(BMXNOE* all versions)(BMXNOR* versions prior to v1.7 IR24)

The weakness was presented 11/22/2022 as SEVD-2022-102-02. The advisory is shared for download at se.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-0222 since 01/13/2022. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-15423). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/13/2022 🔍
11/22/2022 +313 days 🔍
11/22/2022 +0 days 🔍
03/25/2026 +1219 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: schneider-electric.com

Advisory: SEVD-2022-102-02
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-0222 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-0222
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-214188
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/22/2022 18:55
Updated: 03/25/2026 05:15
Changes: 11/22/2022 18:55 (50), 03/25/2026 05:15 (16)
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