# CVE-2026-8045: XML external entity in EcoStruxure™ IT Data Center Expert

> Authenticated attackers can disclose server-side file contents via crafted XML payloads in SOAP endpoints of EcoStruxure IT Data Center Expert.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 9 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-54hv-p86j-4879

## What is CVE-2026-8045?

CVE-2026-8045 is a high-severity vulnerability in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ IT Data Center Expert, published on 9 Jun 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability exists that could cause information disclosure of server-side file contents when an attacker with a Data Center Expert user account submits crafted XML payloads to SOAP service endpoints.

Weakness: CWE-611 (Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-8045?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Schneider-Electric Struxureware Data Center Expert.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-8045?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-8045 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-8045 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-8045 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ IT Data Center Expert

- [CVE-2021-22794](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22794/): Path traversal in StruxureWare Data Center Expert (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2021-22795](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22795/): Command injection in StruxureWare Data Center Expert (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2023-37196](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37196/): SQL injection in StruxureWare Data Center Expert (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-37197](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37197/): SQL injection in StruxureWare Data Center Expert (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-25547](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25547/): Missing authorization in StruxureWare Data Center Expert (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-8045 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-8045 is a high-severity vulnerability in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ IT Data Center Expert, published on 9 Jun 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-8045 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ IT Data Center 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-2026-8045/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-8045/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8045
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8045
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-8045

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-8045/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.