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Le Circuit Électrique EUVDEUVD-2026-43095

| CVE-2026-42952 HIGH
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts (CWE-307)
2026-07-10 icscert GHSA-88vc-rc72-29f3
8.7
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: icscert
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Reach backend auth endpoint over network
  2. Delivery
    Script repeated authentication requests
  3. Exploit
    Bypass absent throttling controls
  4. Execution
    Flood or brute-force auth service
  5. Impact
    Exhaust resources, deny legitimate stations

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Brute-force prevention, rate limiting
Exploitation Conditions

No special conditions - remote unauthenticated exploitation against the authentication endpoint of the Le Circuit Électrique charging-station backend, per CVSS AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N. The specific prerequisite is network reachability of the backend authentication interface, which the attacker abuses because it enforces no throttling, lockout, or backoff on repeated attempts (CWE-307). The main limiting factor is that this is a single vendor-operated cloud backend rather than widely distributed software, so exploitation targets one operator's infrastructure; additionally, only backend versions prior to the June 2026 fix are vulnerable, and any upstream rate limiting, WAF, or network access restriction in front of the endpoint would blunt the attack.

Impact

Signals are moderately strong but internally inconsistent, and this should be flagged. The CVSS 4.0 vector is fully remote and unauthenticated with low complexity (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N), which supports the high score of 8.7. However, the published vector encodes the impact as VI:H (integrity high) with VC:N and VA:N, while the human-readable description explicitly says the outcome is a denial-of-service - a discrepancy, since a DoS is normally an availability (VA) impact, not integrity. The associated tag also reads 'Information Disclosure,' which matches neither the DoS description nor the CWE-307 root cause. No EPSS score was provided, it is not in CISA KEV, and no POC is referenced, so there is no evidence of active or automated exploitation despite the high base score. Net assessment: the missing-throttling weakness is real and trivially reachable, but the concrete worst-case impact is ambiguous in the source data; treat it as a genuine remote DoS/brute-force-enabler priority for the operator while verifying the true impact (availability vs. integrity vs. disclosure) with Hydro-Québec/CISA before over- or under-prioritizing.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker with no credentials scripts a high rate of authentication requests against the charging-station backend's login endpoint; because no throttling exists, the requests are accepted indefinitely, exhausting authentication resources and preventing legitimate stations from authorizing charging sessions. The same lack of throttling would also permit unlimited automated credential guessing. No public exploit is identified at time of analysis, but the low attack complexity means only basic scripting is required.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: Active threat signals + CRITICAL/HIGH severity.
No patch listed yet 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv3 – Jul 10, 2026

Denial-of-service exposure in the Hydro-Québec Le Circuit Électrique EV charging-station backend allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to hammer the authentication endpoint without rate limiting, degrading or exhausting the service that charging stations rely on. The flaw (CWE-307, missing throttling of repeated auth attempts) affects all backend versions prior to the June 2026 fix and carries a CVSS 4.0 base score of 8.7. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV, but it was reported through ICS-CERT and documented in CISA ICS advisory ICSA-26-188-01.

Earlier versions of this analysis (2)
v2 Jul 10, 2026 - 23:33 cvss changed CVSS 8.7

Missing authentication rate-limiting in the Hydro-Québec Le Circuit Electrique EV charging station backend (all versions before June 2026) lets remote unauthenticated attackers flood the auth endpoint with repeated login attempts, per CVE-2026-42952 (CWE-307). The description frames the impact as a denial-of-service condition against the charging backend, though the vendor-supplied CVSS 4.0 vector encodes integrity rather than availability impact (VI:H/VA:N) and the tags cite Information Disclosure — a signal conflict noted below. No public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not on CISA KEV, but it is tracked in a CISA ICS advisory (ICSA-26-188-01).

v1 Jul 10, 2026 - 22:54 CVSS 7.5

Denial-of-service exposure in Hydro-Québec's Le Circuit Électrique charging station backend allows remote unauthenticated attackers to overwhelm the authentication interface because repeated login attempts were never rate-limited (CWE-307). Reported through CISA ICS-CERT (ICSA-26-188-01), there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV. Note that the supplied CVSS vector encodes an integrity impact (I:H) while the description and CWE describe availability degradation, a discrepancy that should be verified with the vendor.

RemediationAI

Because this is a vendor-hosted backend, the fix is applied server-side by Hydro-Québec: per the EUVD record the issue is resolved as of the June 2026 backend version, so operators should confirm their environment is on the June 2026 or later backend and require no client-side patching of field stations. Follow the guidance in CISA ICS advisory https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-188-01 and the CSAF document at https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsa-26-188-01.json, and contact the vendor via https://www.hydroquebec.com/nous-joindre/ for confirmation. As compensating controls where the fixed backend cannot be confirmed, enforce rate limiting and account lockout with exponential backoff on the authentication endpoint, place the endpoint behind a WAF or API gateway that caps requests-per-source and adds a CAPTCHA/challenge on repeated failures, and restrict backend auth reachability to known station IP ranges or a private network - noting the trade-off that aggressive lockout can itself deny service to legitimate stations and IP allow-listing must be maintained as the fleet changes.

Affected VersionsENISA

Le Circuit Electrique charging station backend 0 <June_2026

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The affected component is the cloud/server-side backend for the Le Circuit Électrique EV charging network operated by Hydro-Québec, the system that charging stations authenticate against to authorize sessions and management operations. The root cause is CWE-307 (Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts): the login/authentication path enforced no throttling, lockout, or backoff on repeated attempts. Without such controls, a client can submit unlimited authentication requests, which both enables high-volume request floods against the auth service and removes the standard brake against automated credential guessing. Because this is an operational-technology (OT/ICS) backend serving field charging equipment, availability of the backend directly affects the ability of stations to authorize charging.

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Severity by source

Vendor (icscert) PRIMARY 8.7 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 7.5 HIGH

Remote, unauthenticated, low-complexity abuse of an unthrottled auth endpoint whose stated impact is denial-of-service, so A:H with C:N/I:N; the official vector's VI:H conflicts with the DoS description.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (icscert).

CVSS VectorVendor: icscert

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
None
Vulnerable system: Integrity
High
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Updated
Jul 10, 2026 - 23:33 vuln.today
v3 - CVSS changed
Analysis Updated
Jul 10, 2026 - 23:33 vuln.today
v2 - CVSS changed
CVSS changed
Jul 10, 2026 - 23:22 NVD
7.5 (HIGH) 8.7 (HIGH)

DescriptionCVE.org

Previously, there was no throttling on repeated authentication attempts to the charging station backend, which could allow an attacker to execute a denial-of-service attack.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

The Hydro-Québec Le Circuit Électrique charging backend contains a denial-of-service vulnerability that enables remote attackers to overwhelm authentication services and degrade or exhaust charging availability. This directly impacts operational continuity for fleet operators and consumer access to charging infrastructure, with potential revenue loss and customer dissatisfaction.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Implement rate limiting on authentication endpoint (throttle requests per IP); deploy DDoS/WAF protection to block excessive auth attempts; enable real-time alerting for authentication anomalies; restrict API access via IP whitelisting where operationally feasible; establish service monitoring with automated failover to secondary authentication paths if available.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 70% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
regional Quebec EV charging network, single-operator hosted backend
Threat Intel
1
1 sources
Social Media
5
Sightings
Data Quality
8 sources
Confidence: High
EUVD NVD CVE.org EPSS Vulnrichment CISA CIRCL GitHub VulDB

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.4%
Patch available No
Active threat Yes
Deciding rule
Active threat signals + CRITICAL/HIGH severity
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

54
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +44
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: +10
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

Threat IntelligenceMISP

CISA Advisories
Sources: CISA (public domain), CISA Vulnrichment

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