CVE-2022-35868 Privilege escalation in TIA Multiuser Server V14
An attacker can escalate privileges by tricking a user into starting the service from a malicious path in Siemens TIA Multiuser and Project Servers.
- 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-2022-35868?
CVE-2022-35868 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens TIA Multiuser Server V14, published on 14 Feb 2023. 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 TIA Multiuser Server V14 (All versions), TIA Multiuser Server V15 (All versions < V15.1 Update 8), TIA Project-Server (All versions < V1.1), TIA Project-Server V16 (All versions), TIA Project-Server V17 (All versions < V17 Update 6). Affected applications contain an untrusted search path vulnerability that could allow an attacker to escalate privileges, when tricking a legitimate user to start the service from an attacker controlled path.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-35868?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Siemens Tia Multiuser Server, Siemens Tia Project-Server.
How do I fix CVE-2022-35868?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-35868 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-35868 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-35868 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5qx2-5w4h-wgr8.