CVE-2022-27194 Denial of service in SIMATIC PCS neo (Administration Console)

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial-of-service condition in Siemens industrial software by sending crafted packets, requiring manual restarts.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-27194?

CVE-2022-27194 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC PCS neo (Administration Console), published on 12 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS neo (Administration Console) (All versions < V3.1 SP1), SINETPLAN (All versions), TIA Portal (V15, V15.1, V16 and V17). The affected system cannot properly process specially crafted packets sent to port 8888/tcp. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a Denial-of-Service condition. The affected devices must be restarted manually.

Weakness: CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27194?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Siemens Simatic Pcs Neo, Siemens Sinetplan, Siemens Totally Integrated Automation Portal.

How do I fix CVE-2022-27194?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27194 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2022-27194 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27194 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-96gp-ff96-gm4r.

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