CVE-2024-35783 Privilege escalation in SIMATIC BATCH V9.1
An authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands with administrative privileges due to the DB server running with elevated privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-35783?
CVE-2024-35783 is a critical vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC BATCH V9.1, published on 10 Sep 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC BATCH V9.1 (All versions), SIMATIC Information Server 2020 (All versions < V2020 SP2 Update 5), SIMATIC Information Server 2022 (All versions < V2022 SP1 Update 2), SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.1 (All versions < V9.1 SP2 UC06), SIMATIC Process Historian 2020 (All versions < V2020 SP2 Update 5), SIMATIC Process Historian 2022 (All versions < V2022 SP1 Update 2), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional V18 (All versions < V18 Update 5), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional V19 (All versions < V19 Update 3), SIMATIC WinCC V7.4 (All versions), SIMATIC WinCC V7.5 (All versions < V7.5 SP2 Update 18), SIMATIC WinCC V8.0 (All versions < V8.0 Update 5). The affected products run their DB server with elevated privileges which could allow an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands with administrative privileges.
Weakness: CWE-250
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-35783?
How do I fix CVE-2024-35783?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-35783 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-35783 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-35783 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h5rg-jpqm-g43g.