Elevated Privileges Vulnerability Affects Siemens' Industrial Automation Products
CVE-2024-35783

9.1CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Siemens
Status
Simatic Batch V9.1
Simatic Information Server 2020
Simatic Information Server 2022
Simatic Pcs 7 V9.1
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 September 2024

What is CVE-2024-35783?

A vulnerability affects various Siemens SIMATIC products, specifically allowing the database server to operate with elevated privileges. This situation provides a potential opportunity for authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands, posing a significant security risk to the affected systems. Products including SIMATIC BATCH, SIMATIC Information Server, and multiple versions of SIMATIC WinCC have been identified as vulnerable. Proper mitigation measures should be employed to safeguard against potential exploitation.

Affected Version(s)

SIMATIC BATCH V9.1 0

SIMATIC Information Server 2020 0

SIMATIC Information Server 2022 0

References

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-6292...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.1
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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