# CVE-2022-22727: Other in EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert (Versions 2020 and prior)

> Unauthenticated attackers can view data, change settings, or cause denial of service in EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert via improper input validation.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Feb 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q44h-xwpg-7576

## What is CVE-2022-22727?

CVE-2022-22727 is a high-severity vulnerability in EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert (Versions 2020 and prior), published on 4 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A CWE-20: Improper Input Validation vulnerability exists that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to view data, change settings, impact availability of the software, or potentially impact a user�s local machine when the user clicks a specially crafted link. Affected Product: EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert (Versions 2020 and prior)

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22727?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Schneider-Electric Ecostruxure Power Monitoring Expert.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-22727?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22727 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-22727 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22727 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert (Versions 2020 and prior)

- [CVE-2023-5391](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5391/): Deserialization in EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-22826](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22826/): Code injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-22827](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22827/): Code injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-11739](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11739/): Deserialization in EcoStruxure™ Power Monitoring Expert (PME) (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2023-5986](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5986/): Open redirect in EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert (PME) (high 8.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-22727 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-22727 is a high-severity vulnerability in EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert (Versions 2020 and prior), published on 4 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22727 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert (Versions 2020 and prior). 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-2022-22727/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22727/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22727
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22727
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-22727

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22727/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.