# CVE-2024-47553: Command injection in SINEC Security Monitor

> An authenticated low-privilege attacker can execute arbitrary code with root privileges via improper input validation in the ssmctl-client command.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.4 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H`)
- **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:** 8 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 10 Mar 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6x9p-j759-g35g

## What is CVE-2024-47553?

CVE-2024-47553 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Siemens SINEC Security Monitor, published on 8 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in SINEC Security Monitor (All versions < V4.9.0). The affected application does not properly validate user input to the ```ssmctl-client``` command.
This could allow an authenticated, lowly privileged remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the underlying OS.

Weakness: CWE-88 (Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-47553?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Siemens Sinec Security Monitor.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-47553?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-47553 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-47553 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-47553 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Siemens SINEC Security Monitor

- [CVE-2024-47562](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47562/): Command injection in SINEC Security Monitor (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2025-40830](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-40830/): Missing authorization in SINEC Security Monitor (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2025-40831](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-40831/): Denial of service in SINEC Security Monitor (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2024-47563](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47563/): Path traversal in SINEC Security Monitor (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2026-27661](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-27661/): Information disclosure in SINEC Security Monitor (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-47553 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-47553 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Siemens SINEC Security Monitor, published on 8 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-47553 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens SINEC Security Monitor. 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-2024-47553/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47553/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-47553
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47553
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-47553

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47553/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.