Is CVE-2023-6409 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-6409 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-6409?

CVE-2023-6409 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.7 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-6409?

CVE-2023-6409 has an EPSS score of 0.23% (14th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-6409?

Upgrade ecostruxure control expert to 16.0 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-6409

HIGH

7.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability exists that could cause unauthorized access to a project file protected with application password when opening the file with EcoStruxure Control Expert.

CWE-798Hard-coded Credentials

How to fix

Remediation Available

ecostruxure control expertNVD

Affected:< 16.0Fixed in:16.0CVE-2023-6409derived from NVD

ecostruxure process expertNVD

Affected:< 2023Fixed in:2023CVE-2023-6409derived 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 RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.23%probability of exploitation in 30 days

14thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 14% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

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 2024-12-11.