Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Some Schneider Electric ETG3000 FactoryCast HMI Gateways exposed a sensitive application file through the web interface without authentication. A remote unauthenticated attacker could obtain setup and configuration information. For industrial environments, this is serious because exposed gateway configuration can support broader compromise or unsafe operational access.
Executive priority
Prioritize this for any operational technology site using ETG3000 gateways. The issue is old but critical, unauthenticated, and tied to sensitive configuration exposure. Internet-reachable or flat-network deployments should be handled urgently.
Technical view
CVE-2014-9197 is a CWE-306 missing-authentication issue in ETG3000 FactoryCast HMI Gateway firmware before 1.60 IR 04. The source states that rde.jar was stored under the web root with insufficient access control, allowing remote unauthenticated access to sensitive setup and configuration information.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most relevant where TSXETG3000, TSXETG3010, TSXETG3021, or TSXETG3022 gateways run firmware before 1.60 IR 04, especially if reachable from untrusted networks. The bundle does not prove internet exposure in any specific environment.
Exploitation context
The CVSS vector indicates network access, low complexity, and no authentication. The provided sources do not state active exploitation, and CISA KEV status is false in the bundle. Treat exploitability as plausible but not confirmed as exploited in the wild from these sources.
Researcher notes
The bundle identifies the flaw and affected model family but provides limited remediation detail beyond the fixed firmware threshold. Do not infer broader Schneider product impact. Validation should focus on model, firmware, network reachability, and evidence of unauthenticated access attempts.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory ETG3000 FactoryCast HMI Gateway models and firmware versions.
- Update affected firmware to 1.60 IR 04 or later per Schneider Electric guidance.
- Restrict gateway web access to trusted management networks only.
- Remove any direct internet exposure for affected gateways.
- Review Schneider Electric and CISA advisories for environment-specific mitigations.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether TSXETG3000, TSXETG3010, TSXETG3021, or TSXETG3022 devices are deployed.
- Verify each gateway firmware version is 1.60 IR 04 or later.
- Check whether gateway web interfaces are reachable from untrusted networks.
- Review access logs for unusual unauthenticated requests to web-root resources.
- Document compensating controls where immediate firmware updates are not possible.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 10 (2.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C1010Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 2.0 score
10CriticalVector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-15-020-02CVE reference
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-020-02CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
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Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Missing Authentication for Critical Function represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.