Execution with unnecessary privileges in Siemens products - CVE-2024-35783
Published: September 11, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU97145
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.6 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35783
CWE-ID: CWE-250
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
SIMATIC WinCC
SIMATIC Information Server
SIMATIC BATCH
SIMATIC PCS 7
SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional
SIMATIC Process Historian 2013
SIMATIC Information Server
SIMATIC BATCH
SIMATIC PCS 7
SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional
SIMATIC Process Historian 2013
How to mitigate CVE-2024-35783
Install updates from vendor's website.
SIMATIC WinCC - addressed in versions 7.5 SP2 Update 18, 8.0 Update 5
SIMATIC PCS 7 - update to 7.5 SP2 Update 18
SIMATIC PCS 7 - update to 7.5 SP2 Update 18