Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in SIMATIC Ident MV440 and SIMATIC Ident MV420 - CVE-2019-10926
Published: June 18, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18819
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10926
CWE-ID: CWE-319
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Siemens
Affected software:
SIMATIC Ident MV440
SIMATIC Ident MV420
SIMATIC Ident MV440
SIMATIC Ident MV420
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain a sensitive information on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to unencrypted communication with the device. A remote attacker in a privileged network position can obtain data transmitted between the device and the user.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-10926
Install updates from vendor's website.