# CVE-2022-22806: Auth bypass in SmartConnect

> An attacker can bypass authentication on Schneider Electric SmartConnect UPS devices by sending a malformed connection request.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Mar 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hjcg-4h7x-vmj6

## What is CVE-2022-22806?

CVE-2022-22806 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Schneider Electric SmartConnect, 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-294: Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay vulnerability exists that could cause an unauthenticated connection to the UPS when a malformed connection is sent. Affected Product: 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-294 (Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22806?

It affects 8 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 1018 Ups Firmware, Schneider-Electric Smt Series 1015 Ups Firmware, Schneider-Electric Smtl Series 1026 Ups Firmware, Schneider-Electric Smx Series 1031 Ups Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-22806?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22806 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-22806 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22806 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric SmartConnect

- [CVE-2022-22805](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22805/): Memory corruption in SmartConnect (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-0715](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0715/): Auth bypass in APC Smart-UPS (high 8.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-22806 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-22806 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Schneider Electric SmartConnect, 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-2022-22806 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Schneider Electric SmartConnect. 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-2022-22806/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22806/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22806
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22806
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-22806

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22806/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.