CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability exists that could cause authentication bypass and unauthorized credential modifi…

published 2026-07-29 3mo ago modified 2026-10-23 17d ago also EUVD-2026-50297

cvss: 8.7; version 4.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 4%
public exploits: 0; none known

CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability exists that could cause authentication bypass and unauthorized credential modification, potentially leading to compromise of managed devices, when a local privileged attacker leverages weaknesses in the handling and protection of stored credentials within the application.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 3mo ago (2026-07-29)

Exploit prediction

0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	4.0	8.7	CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
CNA	4.0	8.7	CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Affected products

Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ Cybersecurity Admin Expert

Classification

Weakness

CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

download.se.com /files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2026-195-02&p_enDocType=Security+and+Safety+Notice&p_File_Name=SEVD-2026-195-02.pdf

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-14354
NVD CVE-2026-14354

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