CVE-2023-40724
A vulnerability has been identified in QMS Automotive (All versions < V12.39). User credentials...
A vulnerability has been identified in QMS Automotive (All versions < V12.39). User credentials are found in memory as plaintext. An attacker could perform a memory dump, and get access to credentials, and use it for impersonation.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A vulnerability has been identified in QMS Automotive (All versions < V12.39). User credentials are found in memory as plaintext. An attacker could perform a memory dump, and get access to credentials, and use it for impersonation.
- Record
CVE-2023-40724- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-316
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-45278
A vulnerability has been identified in QMS Automotive (All versions < V12.39). User credentials are found in memory as plaintext. An attacker could perform a memory dump, and get access to credentials, and use it for impersonation.
- Record
EUVD-2023-45278- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2g5w-f3gh-gfm8
A vulnerability has been identified in QMS Automotive (All versions < V12.39). User credentials...
A vulnerability has been identified in QMS Automotive (All versions < V12.39). User credentials are found in memory as plaintext. An attacker could perform a memory dump, and get access to credentials, and use it for impersonation.
- Record
GHSA-2g5w-f3gh-gfm8- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-316
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A vulnerability has been identified in QMS Automotive (All versions < V12.39). User credentials are found in memory as plaintext. An attacker could perform a memory dump, and get access to credentials, and use it for impersonation.
- Record
CVE-2023-40724- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-316
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-40724 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Siemens Qms Automotive, published September 12, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.13%, the 2nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.