CVE-2021-22786
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 48th percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
A CWE-200: Information Exposure vulnerability exists that could cause the exposure of sensitive information stored on the memory of the controller when communicating over the Modbus TCP protocol. Affected Products: Modicon M340 CPU (part numbers BMXP34*) (Versions prior to V3.30), Modicon M580 CPU (part numbers BMEP* and BMEH*) (Versions prior to SV3.20), Modicon MC80 (BMKC80) (Versions prior to V1.6), Modicon M580 CPU Safety (part numbers BMEP58*S and BMEH58*S) (All Versions), Modicon Momentum MDI (171CBU*) (Versions prior to V2.3), Legacy Modicon Quantum (All Versions)
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 48th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
5 events over 659 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
- modicon m340 bmxp341000 firmwareICS / OT / IoT
- modicon m340 bmxp342000 firmwareICS / OT / IoT
- modicon m340 bmxp342010 firmwareICS / OT / IoT
- modicon m340 bmxp3420102 firmwareICS / OT / IoT
- modicon m340 bmxp342020 firmwareICS / OT / IoT
- modicon m340 bmxp342020h firmwareICS / OT / IoT
- modicon m340 bmxp342030 firmwareICS / OT / IoT
- modicon m340 bmxp3420302 firmwareICS / OT / IoT
- Modicon M340 CPU (part numbers BMXP34*)ICS / OT / IoT
- Modicon M580 CPU (part numbers BMEP* and BMEH*)ICS / OT / IoT
- Modicon M580 CPU Safety (part numbers BMEP58*S and BMEH58*S)ICS / OT / IoT
- Modicon MC80 (BMKC80)ICS / OT / IoT
- Modicon Momentum CPU (171CBU*)ICS / OT / IoT
- Legacy Modicon QuantumICS / OT / IoT
- Modicon QuantumICS / OT / IoT
- Modicon M340ICS / OT / IoT
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Scored 7.5 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
- Availability NoneNo availability impact
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
Sources
References in the record
- download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2022-221-04&p_enDocType=Security+and+Safety+Notice&p_File_Name=SEVD-2022-221-04-Modicon_Controllers_Ethernet_Modules_Security_Notification.pdf
- download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2022-221-04&p_enDocType=Security+and+Safety+Notice&p_File_Name=SEVD-2022-221-04-Modicon_Controllers_Ethernet_Modules_Security_Notification.pdf
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