CVE-2023-49621 (GCVE-0-2023-49621)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-01-09 10:00
Modified
2025-06-17 20:39
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CWE
Summary
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CN 4100 (All versions < V2.7). The "intermediate installation" system state of the affected application uses default credential with admin privileges. An attacker could use the credentials to gain complete control of the affected device.
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Vendor Product Version
Siemens SIMATIC CN 4100 Version: All versions < V2.7
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