CVE-2022-23449 Privilege escalation in SIMATIC Energy Manager Basic
A local attacker can execute code with elevated privileges via DLL hijacking in Siemens SIMATIC Energy Manager products.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-23449?
CVE-2022-23449 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, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
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). A DLL Hijacking vulnerability could allow a local attacker to execute code with elevated privileges by placing a malicious DLL in one of the directories on the DLL search path.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23449?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Siemens Simatic Energy Manager Basic, Siemens Simatic Energy Manager Pro.
How do I fix CVE-2022-23449?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23449 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-23449 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23449 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Siemens SIMATIC Energy Manager Basic
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fc86-6r8m-346f.