# CVE-2024-53649: Information disclosure in SIPROTEC 5 6MD84 (CP300)

> An attacker can access sensitive information from Siemens SIPROTEC 5 devices due to improper file permissions, potentially exposing configuration or operational data.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **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:** 14 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 11 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9xg2-78h5-2f5f

## What is CVE-2024-53649?

CVE-2024-53649 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens SIPROTEC 5 6MD84 (CP300), published on 14 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIPROTEC 5 6MD84 (CP300) (All versions < V9.80), SIPROTEC 5 6MD85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.80), SIPROTEC 5 6MD86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.80), SIPROTEC 5 6MD89 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.68), SIPROTEC 5 6MU85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.80), SIPROTEC 5 7KE85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.80), SIPROTEC 5 7SA82 (CP100) (All versions >= V7.80 < V8.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SA82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.80), SIPROTEC 5 7SA86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.80), SIPROTEC 5 7SA87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.80), SIPROTEC 5 7SD82 (CP100) (All versions >= V7.80 < V8.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SD82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.80), SIPROTEC 5 7SD86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.80), SIPROTEC 5 7SD87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.80), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ81 (CP100) (All versions >= V7.80 < V8.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ81 (CP150) (All versions < V9.80), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ82 (CP100) (All versions >= V7.80 < V8.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.80), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.80), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.80), SIPROTEC 5 7SK82 (CP100) (All versions >= V7.80 < V8.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SK82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.80), SIPROTEC 5 7SK85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.80), SIPROTEC 5 7SL82 (CP100) (All versions >= V7.80 < V8.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SL82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.80), SIPROTEC 5 7SL86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.80), SIPROTEC 5 7SL87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.80), SIPROTEC 5 7SS85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.80), SIPROTEC 5 7ST85 (CP300) (All versions < V9.68), SIPROTEC 5 7ST86 (CP300) (All versions < V9.80), SIPROTEC 5 7SX82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.80), SIPROTEC 5 7SX85 (CP300) (All versions < V9.80), SIPROTEC 5 7SY82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.80), SIPROTEC 5 7UM85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.80), SIPROTEC 5 7UT82 (CP100) (All versions >= V7.80 < V8.90), SIPROTEC 5 7UT82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.80), SIPROTEC 5 7UT85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.80), SIPROTEC 5 7UT86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.80), SIPROTEC 5 7UT87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.80), SIPROTEC 5 7VE85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.80), SIPROTEC 5 7VK87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.80), SIPROTEC 5 7VU85 (CP300) (All versions < V9.80), SIPROTEC 5 Compact 7SX800 (CP050) (All versions < V9.80). Affected devices do not properly limit the path accessible via their webserver.  This could allow an authenticated remote attacker to read arbitrary files from the filesystem of affected devices.

Weakness: CWE-552 (Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53649?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-53649?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-53649 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-53649 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53649 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-53649 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-53649 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens SIPROTEC 5 6MD84 (CP300), published on 14 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53649 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens SIPROTEC 5 6MD84 (CP300). 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-2024-53649/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53649/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-53649
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53649
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-53649

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53649/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.