Vulnerability · Published Nov 13, 2024 · Assigned by schneider

CVE-2024-8935

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity authentication bypass by spoofing in Modicon M340 CPU (part numbers BMXP34*) from Schneider Electric. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 45% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 55.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

CWE-290: Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability exists that could cause a denial of service and loss of confidentiality and integrity of controllers when conducting a Man-In-The-Middle attack between the controller and the engineering workstation while a valid user is establishing a communication session. This vulnerability is inherent to Diffie Hellman algorithm which does not protect against Man-In-The-Middle attacks.

Affected products (as reported)

Weakness: CWE-290 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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