Vulnerability · Published Jul 14, 2020 · Assigned by siemens

CVE-2020-7592

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 1st Generation (incl. SIPLUS variants) from Siemens AG. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 73.5% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 1st Generation (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 2nd Generation (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC HMI KTP700F Mobile Arctic (All versions), SIMATIC HMI Mobile Panels 2nd Generation (All versions), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Advanced (All versions). Unencrypted communication between the configuration software and the respective device could allow an attacker to capture potential plain text communication and have access to sensitive information.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Siemens AG	SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 1st Generation (incl. SIPLUS variants)	All versions
Siemens AG	SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 2nd Generation (incl. SIPLUS variants)	All versions
Siemens AG	SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels (incl. SIPLUS variants)	All versions
Siemens AG	SIMATIC HMI KTP700F Mobile Arctic	All versions
Siemens AG	SIMATIC HMI Mobile Panels 2nd Generation	All versions
Siemens AG	SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Advanced	All versions

Weakness: CWE-319

References

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-364335.pdf x_refsource_MISC
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-196-04 x_refsource_MISC