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CVE-2017-9957

Status: ModifiedCritical (9.8)—

A vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's U.motion Builder software versions 1.2.1 and prior in which the web service contains a hidden system account with a hardcoded password. An attacker can use this information to log into the system with high-privilege credentials.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Schneider-electric — U.motion Builder

CWEs

References

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