CVE-2022-1668
Secheron SEPCOS Control and Protection Relay
Weak default root user credentials allow remote attackers to easily obtain OS superuser privileges over the open TCP port for SSH.
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
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Secheron SEPCOS Control and Protection Relay
Weak default root user credentials allow remote attackers to easily obtain OS superuser privileges over the open TCP port for SSH.
- Record
CVE-2022-1668- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-521
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-24954
Weak default root user credentials allow remote attackers to easily obtain OS superuser privileges over the open TCP port for SSH.
- Record
EUVD-2022-24954- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vv6w-6fpx-q4v9
Weak default root user credentials allow remote attackers to easily obtain OS superuser...
Weak default root user credentials allow remote attackers to easily obtain OS superuser privileges over the open TCP port for SSH.
- Record
GHSA-vv6w-6fpx-q4v9- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-521
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Weak default root user credentials allow remote attackers to easily obtain OS superuser privileges over the open TCP port for SSH.
- Record
CVE-2022-1668- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-521
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-1668 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Secheron Sepcos Control And Protection Relay Firmware Package, published June 24, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.26%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.