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        "category": "general",
        "text": "We strongly recommend the following industry cybersecurity best practices.\n\nhttps://www.se.com/us/en/download/document/7EN52-0390/\n* Locate control and safety system networks and remote devices behind firewalls and isolate them from the business network.\n* Install physical controls so no unauthorized personnel can access your industrial control and safety systems, components, peripheral equipment, and networks.\n* Place all controllers in locked cabinets and never leave them in the \u201cProgram\u201d mode.\n* Never connect programming software to any network other than the network intended for that device.\n* Scan all methods of mobile data exchange with the isolated network such as CDs, USB drives, etc. before use in the terminals or any node connected to these networks.\n* Never allow mobile devices that have connected to any other network besides the intended network to connect to the safety or control networks without proper sanitation.\n* Minimize network exposure for all control system devices and systems and ensure that they are not accessible from the Internet.\n* When remote access is required, use secure methods, such as Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). Recognize that VPNs may have vulnerabilities and should be updated to the most current version available. Also, understand that VPNs are only as secure as the connected devices.\nFor more information refer to the Schneider Electric Recommended Cybersecurity Best Practices document. \n",
        "title": "General Security Recommendations"
      },
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        "category": "general",
        "text": "This document provides an overview of the identified vulnerability or vulnerabilities and actions required to mitigate. For more details and assistance on how to protect your installation, contact your local Schneider Electric representative or Schneider Electric Industrial Cybersecurity Services: https://www.se.com/ww/en/work/solutions/cybersecurity/. These organizations will be fully aware of this situation and can support you through the process.\n\n Customers should use appropriate patching methodologies when applying these patches to their systems. We\r\nstrongly recommend the use of back-ups and evaluating the impact of these patches in a Test and\r\nDevelopment environment or on an offline infrastructure. Contact Schneider Electric\u2019s Customer Care Center if\r\nyou need assistance removing a patch.\n\nFor further information related to cybersecurity in Schneider Electric\u2019s products, visit the company\u2019s cybersecurity support portal page: https://www.se.com/ww/en/work/support/cybersecurity/overview.jsp",
        "title": "For More Information"
      },
      {
        "category": "legal_disclaimer",
        "text": "THIS NOTIFICATION DOCUMENT, THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, AND ANY MATERIALS LINKED FROM IT (COLLECTIVELY, THIS \u201cNOTIFICATION\u201d) ARE INTENDED TO HELP PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE IDENTIFIED SITUATION AND SUGGESTED MITIGATION ACTIONS, REMEDIATION, FIX, AND/OR GENERAL SECURITY RECOMMENDATIONS AND IS PROVIDED ON AN \u201cAS-IS\u201d BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OR GUARANTEE OF ANY KIND.  SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES RELATING TO THIS NOTIFICATION, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE NOTIFICATION WILL RESOLVE THE IDENTIFIED SITUATION. IN NO EVENT SHALL SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES WHATSOEVER IN CONNECTION WITH THIS NOTIFICATION, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOUR USE OF THIS NOTIFICATION IS AT YOUR OWN RISK, AND YOU ARE SOLELY LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES TO YOUR SYSTEMS OR ASSETS OR OTHER LOSSES THAT MAY RESULT FROM YOUR USE OF THIS NOTIFICATION. SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC RESERVES THE RIGHT TO UPDATE OR CHANGE THIS NOTIFICATION AT ANY TIME AND IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION",
        "title": "LEGAL DISCLAIMER"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "Schneider\u2019s purpose is to create Impact by empowering all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and\r\nsustainability for all. We call this Life Is On.\n\nOur mission is to be the trusted partner in Sustainability and Efficiency.\n\nWe are a global industrial technology leader bringing world-leading expertise in electrification, automation and digitization to smart\r\nindustries, resilient infrastructure, future-proof data centers, intelligent buildings, and intuitive homes. Anchored by our deep\r\ndomain expertise, we provide integrated end-to-end lifecycle AI enabled Industrial IoT solutions with connected products, automation,\r\nsoftware and services, delivering digital twins to enable profitable growth for our customers.\n\nWe are a people company with an ecosystem of 150,000 colleagues and more than a million partners operating in over 100 countries\r\nto ensure proximity to our customers and stakeholders. We embrace diversity and inclusion in everything we do, guided by our\r\nmeaningful purpose of a sustainable future for all. \n\n www.se.com",
        "title": "About Schneider Electric"
      },
      {
        "category": "summary",
        "text": "Schneider Electric is aware of a vulnerability in its EcoStruxure\u2122 Process Expert, EcoStruxure\u2122 Process \r\nExpert for AVEVA System Platform products. \r\nThe EcoStruxure\u2122 Process Expert, EcoStruxure\u2122 Process Expert for AVEVA System Platform products are \r\nengineering tools that facilitates and automates the design, maintenance, commissioning, and operation of \r\nControl projects for Modicon controllers and the associated Supervision projects for SCADA software \r\nregrouped in a system.. \r\nFailure to apply the Fix/Mitigations provided below may risk a local privilege escalation, which could result in \r\nloss of confidentiality, integrity and availability of the engineering workstation.",
        "title": "Overview"
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      "contact_details": "cpcert@se.com",
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        "summary": "EcoStruxure\u2122 Process Expert, EcoStruxure\u2122 Process Expert for AVEVA  - SEVD-2025-042-03 PDF Version",
        "url": "https://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2025-042-03\u0026p_enDocType=Security+and+Safety+Notice\u0026p_File_Name=SEVD-2025-042-03.pdf"
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        "summary": "EcoStruxure\u2122 Process Expert, EcoStruxure\u2122 Process Expert for AVEVA  - SEVD-2025-042-03 CSAF Version",
        "url": "https://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2025-042-03\u0026p_enDocType=Security+and+Safety+Notice\u0026p_File_Name=sevd-2025-042-03.json"
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      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Recommended Cybersecurity Best Practices",
        "url": "https://www.se.com/us/en/download/document/7EN52-0390"
      }
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    "title": "EcoStruxure\u2122 Process Expert, EcoStruxure\u2122 Process Expert for AVEVA System Platform",
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      "acknowledgments": [
        {
          "names": [
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          "organization": "Applied Risk (DNV Cyber)"
        }
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      "cve": "CVE-2025-0327",
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          "text": "CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management vulnerability exists for two services (of which one managing audit \r\ntrail data and the other acting as server managing client request) that could cause a loss of Confidentiality, \r\nIntegrity and Availability of engineering workstation when an attacker with standard privilege modifies the\r\nexecutable path of the windows services. To be exploited, services need to be restarted.",
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          "details": "Version v4.8.0.5715 of EcoStruxure\u2122 Process Expert 2023 Software \r\nPackage includes a fix for this vulnerability and is available for download \r\nhere:\r\nhttps://www.se.com/au/en/product-range/65406-ecostruxure-process\u0002expert/#software-and-firmware\r\nUninstall Previous Version 2023 (v4.8.0.5115) before installing Version \r\n2023 (v4.8.0.5715).\r\nVersion string could be found on engineering server console.",
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          "details": "If customers choose not to apply the remediation provided above, they should immediately apply the following mitigations to reduce the risk of exploit:\n\n\u2022 Allow execute permission for service control Windows utility only to \r\nadmin user.\r\n\u2022 McAfee Application and Change Control software for application control\r\nto allow execution of whitelisted applications only. Refer to the \r\nCybersecurity Application Note available\r\nhttps://www.se.com/ww/en/download/document/EIO0000004778/",
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          "details": "Schneider Electric is establishing a remediation plan for all future versions of \r\nEcoStruxure\u2122 Process Expert for AVEVA System Platform that will include a fix \r\nfor this vulnerability. We will update this document when the remediation is \r\navailable. Until then, customers should immediately apply the following \r\nmitigations to reduce the risk of exploit:\n\n\u2022 Allow only admin user to configure windows service by restricting \r\nexecute permission of sc.exe windows utility. \n\n\u2022 McAfee Application and Change Control software for application control \r\nto allow execution of whitelisted applications only. Refer to the \r\nCybersecurity Application Note available\r\nhttps://www.se.com/ww/en/download/document/EIO0000004778/",
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            "baseScore": 7.8,
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            "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
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