Privilege escalation in Siemens products - CVE-2018-11462
Published: December 12, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16509
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11462
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privileges and access controls. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted authentication request and gain elevated privileges.
Affected software
SINUMERIK 808D
SINUMERIK 840D
SINUMERIK 828D
SINUMERIK 840D
SINUMERIK 828D
How to mitigate CVE-2018-11462
Update SINUMERIK 828D to version 4.7 SP6 HF1.
Update SINUMERIK 840D to version 4.7 SP6 HF5 or 4.8 SP3.
Update SINUMERIK 840D to version 4.7 SP6 HF5 or 4.8 SP3.
SINUMERIK 828D - update to 4.7 SP6 HF1
SINUMERIK 840D - addressed in versions 4.7 SP6 HF5, 4.8 SP3
SINUMERIK 840D - addressed in versions 4.7 SP6 HF5, 4.8 SP3