CVE-2024-32741 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-32741

Vendor Siemens
Product SIMATIC CN 4100
Weakness CWE-259
Published May 14, 2024
Last update August 2, 2024
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CVSS base score

10.0/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CN 4100 (All versions < V3.0). The affected device contains hard coded password which is used for the privileged system user `root` and for the boot loader `GRUB` by default . An attacker who manages to crack the password hash gains root access to the device.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 14, 2024 CVE published
August 2, 2024 Record updated