CWE-476 NULL pointer dereference in Schneider Electric PowerLogic™ P7 (CVE-2026-9716)
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability exists that could cause a denial-of-service condition, rendering the device’s HMI and configuration functionality unavailable when malformed requests are received over exposed network interfaces.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This advisory covers multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-9716, CVE-2026-9717, CVE-2026-9718) in Schneider Electric's PowerLogic™ P7 product. The affected versions are up to and including 0.2.003.001. The vulnerabilities relate to issues categorized under CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference), CWE-78 (OS Command Injection), and CWE-617 (Reachable Assertion). No CVSS scores or detailed technical exploit information are provided. Schneider Electric recommends following cybersecurity best practices to reduce exposure and risk, as no official patch or fix is currently documented.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could potentially lead to system instability, unauthorized command execution, or assertion failures within the affected PowerLogic™ P7 devices. However, no known exploits have been reported in the wild. The impact is mitigated by implementing recommended security controls and network isolation.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or fix is currently available for these vulnerabilities. Schneider Electric advises strict adherence to their recommended cybersecurity best practices, including isolating control and safety system networks behind firewalls, restricting physical access, securing programming modes, sanitizing removable media, minimizing network exposure, and using secure remote access methods such as VPNs. These measures are critical to reducing the risk posed by these vulnerabilities.
CWE-476 NULL pointer dereference in Schneider Electric PowerLogic™ P7 (CVE-2026-9716)
Description
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability exists that could cause a denial-of-service condition, rendering the device’s HMI and configuration functionality unavailable when malformed requests are received over exposed network interfaces.
CVSS v4.0
Score 8.7high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This advisory covers multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-9716, CVE-2026-9717, CVE-2026-9718) in Schneider Electric's PowerLogic™ P7 product. The affected versions are up to and including 0.2.003.001. The vulnerabilities relate to issues categorized under CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference), CWE-78 (OS Command Injection), and CWE-617 (Reachable Assertion). No CVSS scores or detailed technical exploit information are provided. Schneider Electric recommends following cybersecurity best practices to reduce exposure and risk, as no official patch or fix is currently documented.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could potentially lead to system instability, unauthorized command execution, or assertion failures within the affected PowerLogic™ P7 devices. However, no known exploits have been reported in the wild. The impact is mitigated by implementing recommended security controls and network isolation.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or fix is currently available for these vulnerabilities. Schneider Electric advises strict adherence to their recommended cybersecurity best practices, including isolating control and safety system networks behind firewalls, restricting physical access, securing programming modes, sanitizing removable media, minimizing network exposure, and using secure remote access methods such as VPNs. These measures are critical to reducing the risk posed by these vulnerabilities.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Schneider Electric CPCERT
- Advisory Id
- SEVD-2026-160-03
- Cve Count
- 3
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2026-9717","CVE-2026-9718"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a27e97e8dd33fbd8516767e
Added to database: 06/09/2026, 10:22:54 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 20:06:51 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:23:00 UTC
Views: 562
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