CVE-2024-41171 Privilege escalation in SINUMERIK 828D V4
An authenticated local attacker can escalate privileges on Siemens SINUMERIK CNC controllers due to improper access restrictions on system scripts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-41171?
CVE-2024-41171 is a critical vulnerability in Siemens SINUMERIK 828D V4, published on 10 Sep 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 SINUMERIK 828D V4 (All versions), SINUMERIK 828D V5 (All versions < V5.24), SINUMERIK 840D sl V4 (All versions), SINUMERIK ONE (All versions < V6.24). Affected devices do not properly enforce access restrictions to scripts that are regularly executed by the system with elevated privileges. This could allow an authenticated local attacker to escalate their privileges in the underlying system.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-41171?
How do I fix CVE-2024-41171?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-41171 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-41171 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41171 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vp7w-7655-3xph.