CVE-2023-29130
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CN 4100 (All versions < V2.5). Affected device...
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CN 4100 (All versions < V2.5). Affected device consists of improper access controls in the configuration files that leads to privilege escalation. An attacker could gain admin access with this vulnerability leading to complete device control.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CN 4100 (All versions < V2.5). Affected device consists of improper access controls in the configuration files that leads to privilege escalation. An attacker could gain admin access with this vulnerability leading to complete device control.
- Record
CVE-2023-29130- CVSS 3.1
- 9.9 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-32733
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CN 4100 (All versions < V2.5). Affected device consists of improper access controls in the configuration files that leads to privilege escalation. An attacker could gain admin access with this vulnerability leading to complete device control.
- Record
EUVD-2023-32733- CVSS 3.1
- 9.9 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hqc9-64cv-8vvf
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CN 4100 (All versions < V2.5). Affected device...
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CN 4100 (All versions < V2.5). Affected device consists of improper access controls in the configuration files that leads to privilege escalation. An attacker could gain admin access with this vulnerability leading to complete device control.
- Record
GHSA-hqc9-64cv-8vvf- CVSS 3.1
- 9.9 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CN 4100 (All versions < V2.5). Affected device consists of improper access controls in the configuration files that leads to privilege escalation. An attacker could gain admin access with this vulnerability leading to complete device control.
- Record
CVE-2023-29130- CVSS 3.1
- 9.9 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-29130 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.9) in Siemens Simatic Cn 4100, published July 11, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.56%, the 47th percentile. No source names a fixed version.