# CVE-2022-0715: Auth bypass in APC Smart-UPS > Attackers can upload malicious firmware to APC Smart-UPS devices by exploiting improper authentication when a key is leaked, leading to arbitrary behavior changes. - **Severity:** High 8.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Not needed - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** No - **Published:** 9 Mar 2022 - **Updated:** 29 May 2026 - **Also known as:** GHSA-fxwp-hqgp-45qg ## What is CVE-2022-0715? CVE-2022-0715 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Schneider Electric APC Smart-UPS, published on 9 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. ### Official description A CWE-287: Improper Authentication vulnerability exists that could cause an attacker to arbitrarily change the behavior of the UPS when a key is leaked and used to upload malicious firmware. Affected Product: APC Smart-UPS Family: SMT Series (SMT Series ID=18: UPS 09.8 and prior / SMT Series ID=1040: UPS 01.2 and prior / SMT Series ID=1031: UPS 03.1 and prior), SMC Series (SMC Series ID=1005: UPS 14.1 and prior / SMC Series ID=1007: UPS 11.0 and prior / SMC Series ID=1041: UPS 01.1 and prior), SCL Series (SCL Series ID=1030: UPS 02.5 and prior / SCL Series ID=1036: UPS 02.5 and prior), SMX Series (SMX Series ID=20: UPS 10.2 and prior / SMX Series ID=23: UPS 07.0 and prior), SRT Series (SRT Series ID=1010/1019/1025: UPS 08.3 and prior / SRT Series ID=1024: UPS 01.0 and prior / SRT Series ID=1020: UPS 10.4 and prior / SRT Series ID=1021: UPS 12.2 and prior / SRT Series ID=1001/1013: UPS 05.1 and prior / SRT Series ID=1002/1014: UPSa05.2 and prior), APC SmartConnect Family: SMT Series (SMT Series ID=1015: UPS 04.5 and prior), SMC Series (SMC Series ID=1018: UPS 04.2 and prior), SMTL Series (SMTL Series ID=1026: UPS 02.9 and prior), SCL Series (SCL Series ID=1029: UPS 02.5 and prior / SCL Series ID=1030: UPS 02.5 and prior / SCL Series ID=1036: UPS 02.5 and prior / SCL Series ID=1037: UPS 03.1 and prior), SMX Series (SMX Series ID=1031: UPS 03.1 and prior) Weakness: CWE-345 (Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity), CWE-287 (Improper Authentication) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0715? It affects 33 products. Products: Schneider-Electric Scl Series 1029 Ups Firmware, Schneider-Electric Scl Series 1030 Ups Firmware, Schneider-Electric Scl Series 1036 Ups Firmware, Schneider-Electric Scl Series 1037 Ups Firmware, Schneider-Electric Smc Series 1005 Ups Firmware, Schneider-Electric Smc Series 1007 Ups Firmware, Schneider-Electric Smc Series 1018 Ups Firmware, Schneider-Electric Smc Series 1041 Ups Firmware, Schneider-Electric Smt Series 1015 Ups Firmware, Schneider-Electric Smt Series 1031 Ups Firmware, Schneider-Electric Smt Series 1040 Ups Firmware, Schneider-Electric Smt Series 18 Ups Firmware, Schneider-Electric Smtl Series 1026 Ups Firmware, Schneider-Electric Smx Series 1031 Ups Firmware, Schneider-Electric Smx Series 20 Ups Firmware, Schneider-Electric Smx Series 23 Ups Firmware, Schneider-Electric Srt Series 1001 Ups Firmware, Schneider-Electric Srt Series 1002 Ups Firmware, Schneider-Electric Srt Series 1010 Ups Firmware, Schneider-Electric Srt Series 1013 Ups Firmware and 13 more. ## How do I fix CVE-2022-0715? No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0715 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. ## Is CVE-2022-0715 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0715 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric APC Smart-UPS - [CVE-2022-22805](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22805/): Memory corruption in SmartConnect (critical 9.8) - [CVE-2022-22806](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22806/): Auth bypass in SmartConnect (critical 9.8) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2022-0715 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2022-0715 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Schneider Electric APC Smart-UPS, published on 9 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0715 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Schneider Electric APC Smart-UPS. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0715/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0715/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0715 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0715 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0715 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0715/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.