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Fencer Vulns
high 7.7

CVE-2023-31173 json

Use of Hard-coded Credentials

published 2023-08-31 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-35489

cvss
7.7
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 11%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5037 SEL Grid Configurator on Windows allows Authentication Bypass.

See Instruction Manual Appendix A and Appendix E dated 20230615 for more details.

This issue affects SEL-5037 SEL Grid Configurator: before 4.5.0.20.

Patch / fix

  • Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5037 SEL Grid Configurator 4.5.0.20
  • schweitzer_engineering_laboratories sel-5033_acselerator_rtac_software 4.5.0.20

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD 3.1 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5037 SEL Grid Configurator
  • schweitzer_engineering_laboratories sel-5033_acselerator_rtac_software

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

Sources

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