Is CVE-2022-42973 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-42973 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-42973?

CVE-2022-42973 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-42973?

CVE-2022-42973 has an EPSS score of 0.16% (6th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-42973?

Upgrade apc easy ups online monitoring software to 2.5-ga or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-42973

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability exists that could cause local privilege escalation when local attacker connects to the database. Affected Products: APC Easy UPS Online Monitoring Software (Windows 7, 10, 11 & Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022 - Versions prior to V2.5-GA), APC Easy UPS Online Monitoring Software (Windows 11, Windows Server 2019, 2022 - Versions prior to V2.5-GA-01-22261), Schneider Electric Easy UPS Online Monitoring Software (Windows 7, 10, 11 & Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022 - Versions prior to V2.5-GS), Schneider Electric Easy UPS Online Monitoring Software (Windows 11, Windows Server 2019, 2022 - Versions prior to V2.5-GS-01-22261)

CWE-798Hard-coded Credentials

How to fix

Remediation Available

apc easy ups online monitoring softwareNVD

Affected:< 2.5-gaFixed in:2.5-gaCVE-2022-42973derived from NVD

easy ups online monitoring softwareNVD

Affected:< 2.5-gsFixed in:2.5-gsCVE-2022-42973derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.16%probability of exploitation in 30 days

6thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 6% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

download.schneider-electric.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-798 (Hard-coded Credentials) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2022-26138	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	-
CVE-2024-3272	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	-
CVE-2025-30406	Critical	9.0	94%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2024-28987	Critical	9.1	93%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2019-15976	Critical	9.8	93%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-20439	Critical	9.8	92%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.