Critical severity · published Sep 9, 2020
CVE-2020-15786
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 2nd Generation (incl
9.8
CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 2nd Generation (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions < V16), SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions <= V16), SIMATIC HMI Mobile Panels (All versions <= V16), SIMATIC HMI Unified Comfort Panels (All versions <= V16). Affected devices insufficiently block excessive authentication attempts. This could allow a remote attacker to discover user passwords and obtain access to the Sm@rt Server via a brute-force attack.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 74% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SH
Simatic Hmi Basic Panels 2nd Generation Firmware · Siemens
through 14 · source: NVD
SH
Simatic Hmi Comfort Panels Firmware · Siemens
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
SH
Simatic Hmi Mobile Panels Firmware · Siemens
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
SH
Simatic Hmi United Comfort Panels Firmware · Siemens
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
Affected product
SH
Simatic Hmi Basic Panels 2nd Generation Firmware
Siemens