Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Schneider Electric EVlink Home Smart and Schneider Charge

1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information

EUVDB-ID: #VU103277

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-8070

CWE-ID: CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to cleartext storage of sensitive information. A local attacker can expose test credentials in the firmware binary.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

EVlink Home Smart: before 2.0.6.0.0

Schneider Charge: before 1.13.4

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:h:schneider_electric:evlink_home_smart:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:schneider_electric:schneider_charge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2024-282-04&p_enDocType=Security+and+Safety+Notice&p_File_Name=SEVD-2024-282-04.pdf
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-023-03

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.