CVE-2025-0867
CRITICALSICK MEAC300 < 4.0.54.21 - Privilege Escalation via Stored Administrator Credentials
Title source: llmDescription
The standard user uses the run as function to start the MEAC applications with administrative privileges. To ensure that the system can startup on its own, the credentials of the administrator were stored. Consequently, the EPC2 user can execute any command with administrative privileges. This allows a privilege escalation to the administrative level.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Various Sources x_sick psirt website
https://sick.com/psirt
Various Sources x_sick operating guidelines
https://cdn.sick.com/media/docs/1/11/411/Special_information_CYBERSECURITY_BY_SICK_en_IM0084411.PDF
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource x_ics-cert recommended practices on industrial security
https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices
Various Sources x_cvss v3.1 calculator
https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1
Various Sources vendor-advisory
https://www.sick.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2025/sca-2025-0001.pdf
Various Sources vendor-advisory
x_csaf
https://www.sick.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2025/sca-2025-0001.json
Scores
CVSS v3
9.9
EPSS
0.0060
EPSS Percentile
44.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-522
Status
published
Products (1)
SICK AG/SICK MEAC300
< 4.0.54.21
Published
Feb 14, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026