#VU97145 Execution with unnecessary privileges in Siemens products - CVE-2024-35783

Vulnerability identifier: #VU97145

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35783

CWE-ID: CWE-250

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
SIMATIC BATCH
SIMATIC PCS 7
SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional
SIMATIC Information Server
SIMATIC WinCC
SIMATIC Process Historian 2013

Software vendor:
Siemens

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application binary has a setuid bit. A remote administrator can run the affected binary and execute arbitrary OS commands with elevated privileges.

Install updates from vendor's website.

• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-629254.html