Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in SIMATIC IPC DiagBase and SIMATIC IPC DiagMonitor - CVE-2025-23403

 

Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in SIMATIC IPC DiagBase and SIMATIC IPC DiagMonitor - CVE-2025-23403

Published: February 12, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU103910
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-23403
CWE-ID: CWE-732
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Siemens
Affected software:
SIMATIC IPC DiagBase
SIMATIC IPC DiagMonitor

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected device do not properly restrict the user permission for the registry key. A local user can load vulnerable drivers into the system and gain elevated privileges on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-23403

Install updates from vendor's website.

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