{"id":"CVE-2020-15786","aliases":["EUVD-2020-7769","GHSA-9hp3-3v8x-gvhx"],"status":"published","title":"A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 2nd Generation (incl. SIPLUS...","description":"A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 2nd Generation (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions \u003c V16), SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions \u003c= V16), SIMATIC HMI Mobile Panels (All versions \u003c= V16), SIMATIC HMI Unified Comfort Panels (All versions \u003c= 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.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.01477,"percentile":0.74053,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-307"],"published":"2020-09-09T18:11:39Z","modified":"2026-06-17T02:57:11Z","products":[{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic hmi basic panels 2nd generation (incl. siplus variants)"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic hmi comfort panels (incl. siplus variants)"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic hmi mobile panels"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic hmi unified comfort panels"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic_hmi_basic_panels_2nd_generation_firmware"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic_hmi_comfort_panels_firmware"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic_hmi_mobile_panels_firmware"},{"vendor":"siemens","product":"simatic_hmi_united_comfort_panels_firmware"}],"references":[{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-542525.pdf","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15786"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9hp3-3v8x-gvhx"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2020-15786","description":"A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 2nd Generation (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions \u003c V16), SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions \u003c= V16), SIMATIC HMI Mobile Panels (All versions \u003c= V16), SIMATIC HMI Unified Comfort Panels (All versions \u003c= 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.","status":"published","published":"2020-09-09T18:11:39Z","modified":"2026-06-02T19:01:42.007Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"adp"}],"cwes":["CWE-307"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:49.879248Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2020-7769","description":"A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 2nd Generation (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions \u003c V16), SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions \u003c= V16), SIMATIC HMI Mobile Panels (All versions \u003c= V16), SIMATIC HMI Unified Comfort Panels (All versions \u003c= 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.","status":"published","published":"2020-09-09T18:11:39Z","modified":"2026-06-02T19:01:42Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T18:20:55.651138Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-9hp3-3v8x-gvhx","title":"A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 2nd Generation (incl. SIPLUS...","description":"A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 2nd Generation (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions \u003e= 14 and V \u003c XX), SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC HMI Mobile Panels (All versions), SIMATIC HMI United Comfort Panels (All versions). 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.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-24T17:27:38Z","modified":"2026-06-02T21:30:30Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"}],"cwes":["CWE-307"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:08:30.158602Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2020-15786","description":"A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 2nd Generation (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions \u003c V16), SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions \u003c= V16), SIMATIC HMI Mobile Panels (All versions \u003c= V16), SIMATIC HMI Unified Comfort Panels (All versions \u003c= 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.","status":"published","published":"2020-09-09T19:15:19.787Z","modified":"2026-06-17T02:57:11.287Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"2.0","score":5,"vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-307"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:06:14.981587Z"}]}}
