# CVE-2023-29130: Privilege escalation in SIMATIC CN 4100

> Improper access controls in configuration files allow attackers to gain admin access and achieve complete device control on SIMATIC CN 4100 devices.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 12 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hqc9-64cv-8vvf

## What is CVE-2023-29130?

CVE-2023-29130 is a critical vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC CN 4100, published on 11 Jul 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CN 4100 (All versions < V2.5). Affected device consists of improper access controls in the configuration files that leads to privilege escalation. An attacker could gain admin access with this vulnerability leading to complete device control.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29130?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Siemens Simatic Cn 4100 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-29130?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-29130 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-29130 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29130 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Siemens SIMATIC CN 4100

- [CVE-2024-32741](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32741/): Hardcoded credentials in SIMATIC CN 4100 (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-32740](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32740/): Hardcoded credentials in SIMATIC CN 4100 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-49621](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49621/): Hardcoded credentials in SIMATIC CN 4100 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-40938](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-40938/): Hardcoded credentials in SIMATIC CN 4100 (critical 9.2)
- [CVE-2026-22924](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-22924/): Missing authorization in SIMATIC CN 4100 (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-29130 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-29130 is a critical vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC CN 4100, published on 11 Jul 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29130 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens SIMATIC CN 4100. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29130/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29130/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29130
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29130
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-29130

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29130/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.