Vulnerability · Published Mar 8, 2022 · Assigned by siemens

CVE-2022-24408

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity privilege mismanagement in SINUMERIK MC from Siemens. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 88.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in SINUMERIK MC (All versions < V1.15 SP1), SINUMERIK ONE (All versions < V6.15 SP1). The sc SUID binary on affected devices provides several commands that are used to execute system commands or modify system files. A specific set of operations using sc could allow local attackers to escalate their privileges to root.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Siemens SINUMERIK MC All versions < V1.15 SP1
Siemens SINUMERIK ONE All versions < V6.15 SP1

Weakness: CWE-269

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