CVE-2021-22763

A CWE-640: Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password vulnerability exists in...

9.8 Critical

A CWE-640: Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password vulnerability exists in PowerLogic PM55xx, PowerLogic PM8ECC, PowerLogic EGX100 and PowerLogic EGX300 (see security notification for version infromation) that could allow an attacker administrator level access to a device.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.90%Up 1.5 points since Jun 12, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Record: CVE-2021-22763
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-640
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 9.8

Record: CVE-2021-22763
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-640
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2021-9898 9.8

Record: EUVD-2021-9898
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xj35-rhxx-w86c 9.8

A CWE-640: Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password vulnerability exists in...

Record: GHSA-xj35-rhxx-w86c
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-640
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 10, 2026	facts
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2021-22763 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Schneider-electric Powerlogic Pm5560 Firmware, published June 11, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.90%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.