CVE-2025-2442
📋 TL;DR
A CWE-1188 vulnerability in Schneider Electric products allows physical attackers to reset devices to factory defaults, potentially gaining unauthorized access. This affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability when malicious users have physical access to vulnerable radio equipment. Organizations using affected Schneider Electric industrial systems are at risk.
💻 Affected Systems
- Schneider Electric industrial radio equipment (specific models in vendor advisory)
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete compromise of industrial control systems, unauthorized configuration changes, operational disruption, and potential safety incidents in critical infrastructure.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to device configuration, loss of operational data, and temporary disruption of industrial communications.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper physical security controls preventing unauthorized physical access to devices.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires physical access to device and knowledge of factory reset procedure. No authentication bypass needed once physical access obtained.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Refer to SEVD-2025-098-02 for specific patched versions
Vendor Advisory: https://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2025-098-02&p_enDocType=Security+and+Safety+Notice&p_File_Name=SEVD-2025-098-02.pdf
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Download firmware update from Schneider Electric portal. 2. Follow vendor's specific update procedure for affected radio equipment. 3. Verify successful update and reconfigure devices as needed.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Physical Security Enhancement
allImplement strict physical access controls to prevent unauthorized personnel from accessing radio equipment.
Configuration Hardening
allDisable unnecessary factory reset capabilities and implement configuration change monitoring.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict physical security controls with access logging and surveillance
- Isolate vulnerable devices in secure enclosures with tamper-evident seals
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check device model and firmware version against affected list in SEVD-2025-098-02 advisoryCheck Version:
Device-specific command via management interface (consult product documentation)Verify Fix Applied:
Verify firmware version has been updated to patched version specified in vendor advisory📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Factory reset events
- Unauthorized configuration changes
- Physical access logs showing unauthorized entry
Network Indicators:
- Unexpected device reconfiguration
- Loss of communication with previously configured devices
SIEM Query:
Search for 'factory reset' or 'default configuration' events in industrial control system logs