# CVE-2024-32742: Security feature bypass in SIMATIC CN 4100

> An attacker with local access can boot an alternate OS via an unrestricted USB port to gain full filesystem access on SIMATIC CN 4100 devices.

- **Severity:** High 7.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 May 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w364-mr34-496r

## What is CVE-2024-32742?

CVE-2024-32742 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC CN 4100, published on 14 May 2024. 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 CN 4100 (All versions < V3.0). The affected device contains an unrestricted USB port. An attacker with local access to the device could potentially misuse the port for booting another operating system and gain complete read/write access to the filesystem.

Weakness: CWE-1326 (Missing Immutable Root of Trust in Hardware)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-32742?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Siemens Simatic Cn 4100 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-32742?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-32742 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-32742 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-32742 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-2023-29130](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29130/): Privilege escalation in SIMATIC CN 4100 (critical 9.9)
- [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)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-32742 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-32742 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC CN 4100, published on 14 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-32742 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-2024-32742/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32742/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-32742
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-32742
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-32742

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