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Industrial control advisorySeverity 5.3 medium
Schneider Electric PowerChute Serial Shutdown
ICSA-26-260-07 · CISA · August 11, 2026
Summary
Schneider Electric is aware of vulnerabilities in its PowerChute™ Serial Shutdown product.
The PowerChute Serial Shutdown product is a UPS management software enabling graceful system shutdown and energy management capabilities for desktops, servers and workstations.
Failure to apply the remediation provided below may risk improper authentication validation which could result in disruption of operations and access to system data.
From CISA, quoted as published. Check the source before acting.
What to do
Version v1.6 of PowerChute™ Serial Shutdown includes a fix for these vulnerabilities and is available for download here:
• Windows: https://www.se.com/ww/en/download/document/SPD-PCSS_WIN_EN/
Reboot needed: Upon installation, the service is automatically restarted. A
customer can validate a successful install by checking the version
information in the Control Panel or on the About page within PCSS after
logging in.
Specific instructions and hardening guidelines for these remediations can
be found in the [Security Handbook](https://download.se.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SPD_CCON-PCSSSH_EN).
Version v1.6 of PowerChute™ Serial Shutdown includes a fix for these vulnerabilities and is available for download here:
• Linux: https://www.se.com/ww/en/download/document/SPD-PCSS_LNX_EN/
Reboot needed: Upon installation, the service is automatically restarted. A
customer can validate a successful install by checking the version
information in the Control Panel or on the About page within PCSS after
logging in.
Specific instructions and hardening guidelines for these remediations can
be found in the [Security Handbook](https://download.se.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SPD_CCON-PCSSSH_EN).
Vendor fix or mitigation, quoted from the advisory.
Each CVE in this advisory
| CVE | Severity | Known exploited | Exploit likelihood |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-13348 | 5.3 medium | No | 0.5% |
Severity from the advisory (CVSS), known exploitation from CISA's catalog, exploit likelihood from EPSS (next 30 days).
Affected products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| Schneider Electric | PowerChute™ Serial Shutdown |
| Microsoft | Windows |
| Red Hat | Enterprise Linux |
| SUSE | Enterprise Linux |
Why it's on these mode pages
- Pipeline: Vendor table: Schneider Electric (matched by rule)
Change history
- August 11, 2026: Original Release
- September 17, 2026: Initial CISA Republication of Schneider Electric CPCERT SEVD-2026-223-01 advisory
- November 9, 2026: First collected by Watch
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