CVE-2023-49251

HIGH

SIMATIC CN 4100 < V2.7 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CN 4100 (All versions < V2.7). The "intermediate installation" system state of the affected application allows an attacker to add their own login credentials to the device. This allows an attacker to remotely login as root and take control of the device even after the affected device is fully set up.

References (1)

Core 1

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0031
EPSS Percentile 54.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-639
Status published
Products (1)
siemens/simatic_cn_4100_firmware < 2.7
Published Jan 09, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026