Vulnerability · Published May 14, 2024 · Assigned by siemens
CVE-2024-32741
Critical 10.0
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in SIMATIC CN 4100 from Siemens. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)10.0Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 49.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CN 4100 (All versions < V3.0). The affected device contains hard coded password which is used for the privileged system user `root` and for the boot loader `GRUB` by default . An attacker who manages to crack the password hash gains root access to the device.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Siemens | SIMATIC CN 4100 | 0 – before V3.0 |
Weakness: CWE-259 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C