CVE-2024-32741
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CN 4100 (All versions < V3.0). The affected device...
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CN 4100 (All versions < V3.0). The affected device contains hard coded password which is used for the privileged system user root and for the boot loader GRUB by default . An attacker who manages to crack the password hash gains root access to the device.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- 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 < V3.0). The affected device contains hard coded password which is used for the privileged system user root and for the boot loader GRUB by default . An attacker who manages to crack the password hash gains root access to the device.
- Record
CVE-2024-32741- 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/E:P/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-259
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-30528
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CN 4100 (All versions < V3.0). The affected device contains hard coded password which is used for the privileged system user root and for the boot loader GRUB by default . An attacker who manages to crack the password hash gains root access to the device.
- Record
EUVD-2024-30528- 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/E:P/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7rvf-4cjx-jm5q
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CN 4100 (All versions < V3.0). The affected device...
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CN 4100 (All versions < V3.0). The affected device contains hard coded password which is used for the privileged system user root and for the boot loader GRUB by default . An attacker who manages to crack the password hash gains root access to the device.
- Record
GHSA-7rvf-4cjx-jm5q- 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-259
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CN 4100 (All versions < V3.0). The affected device contains hard coded password which is used for the privileged system user root and for the boot loader GRUB by default . An attacker who manages to crack the password hash gains root access to the device.
- Record
CVE-2024-32741- 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-259
- 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-2024-32741 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Siemens Simatic Cn 4100, published May 14, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.63%, the 50th percentile. No source names a fixed version.