Vulnerability · Published Jun 11, 2024 · Assigned by siemens

CVE-2024-36266

Critical 9.3

In plain English

A critical-severity improper authentication in PowerSys 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 5% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.3Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 95.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in PowerSys (All versions < V3.11). The affected application insufficiently protects responses to authentication requests. This could allow a local attacker to bypass authentication, thereby gaining administrative privileges for the managed remote devices.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Siemens PowerSys 0 – before V3.11

Weakness: CWE-287 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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