CVE-2022-23448 Privilege escalation in SIMATIC Energy Manager Basic
Local unprivileged attackers can achieve SYSTEM privileges due to improper directory permissions in Siemens SIMATIC Energy Manager applications.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-23448?
CVE-2022-23448 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC Energy Manager Basic, published on 12 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC Energy Manager Basic (All versions < V7.3 Update 1), SIMATIC Energy Manager PRO (All versions < V7.3 Update 1). Affected applications improperly assign permissions to critical directories and files used by the application processes. This could allow a local unprivileged attacker to achieve code execution with ADMINISTRATOR or even NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM privileges.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23448?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Siemens Simatic Energy Manager Basic, Siemens Simatic Energy Manager Pro.
How do I fix CVE-2022-23448?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23448 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-23448 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23448 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Siemens SIMATIC Energy Manager Basic
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5hqf-83pf-c8gv.