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A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CN 4100 (All versions < V2.5). Affected device consists of improper access controls in the configuration files that leads to privilege escalation. An ...

CVE-2023-29130 · published 3 years ago
Summary

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CN 4100 (All versions < V2.5). Affected device consists of improper access controls in the configuration files that leads to privilege escalation. An attacker could gain admin access with this vulnerability leading to complete device control.

What to do
  • Update siemens simatic_cn_4100_firmware to version 2.5 or later.
Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
siemens simatic_cn_4100_firmware < 2.5
cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_cn_4100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CN 4100 (All versions < V2.5). Affected device consists of improper access controls in the configuration files that leads to privilege escalation. An ...
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CN 4100 (All versions < V2.5). Affected device consists of improper access controls in the configuration files that leads to privilege escalation. An attacker could gain admin access with this vulnerability leading to complete device control.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 14 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit
  • Gives an attacker full control
Severity
10.0 Critical
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-284Improper Access Control
Timeline
Published11 Jul 2023
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2023-29130 · NVD
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