# CVE-2026-2273: Code injection in EcoStruxure™ Automation Expert

> Authenticated users can execute arbitrary code on engineering workstations by opening malicious project files, compromising system confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 10 Mar 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r2hf-2mmr-q63q

## What is CVE-2026-2273?

CVE-2026-2273 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ Automation Expert, published on 10 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability exist that could cause execution of untrusted commands on the engineering workstation which could result in a limited compromise of the workstation and a potential loss of Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of the subsequent system when an authenticated user opens a malicious project file.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-2273?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Schneider-Electric Ecostruxure Automation Expert.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-2273?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-2273 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-2273 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-2273 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2026-2273 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-2273 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ Automation Expert, published on 10 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-2273 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ Automation Expert. 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-2026-2273/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-2273/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-2273
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-2273
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-2273

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-2273/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.