Schneider Electric EcoStruxure IT Data Center Expert SOCKS Proxy hard-coded credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure IT Data Center Expert. Affected is an unknown function of the component SOCKS Proxy. Performing a manipulation results in hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-13957. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure IT Data Center Expert (affected version not known). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the component SOCKS Proxy. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability exists that could cause information disclosure and remote code execution when SOCKS Proxy is enabled, and administrator credentials and PostgreSQL database credentials are known. SOCKS Proxy is disabled by default.

The advisory is shared at download.schneider-electric.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-13957 since 12/03/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1110.001 for this issue.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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Class: Hard-coded credentials
CWE: CWE-798 / CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Timelineinfo

12/03/2025 CVE reserved
03/10/2026 +97 days Advisory disclosed
03/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/13/2026 +3 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: schneider-electric.com

Advisory: SEVD-2026-069-05
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-13957 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-13957
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-349953

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2026 14:47
Updated: 03/13/2026 03:22
Changes: 03/10/2026 14:47 (67), 03/13/2026 03:22 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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