Privilege escalation in Siemens products - CVE-2018-11461

 

Privilege escalation in Siemens products - CVE-2018-11461

Published: December 12, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU16508
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11461
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Siemens
Affected software:
SINUMERIK 808D
SINUMERIK 840D
SINUMERIK 828D

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privileges and access controls. A local attacker can use the service command application and gain elevated privileges.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-11461

Update SINUMERIK 828D to version 4.7 SP6 HF1.
Update SINUMERIK 840D to version 4.7 SP6 HF5 or 4.8 SP3.

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