Vulnerability in Siemens Sinumerik 808d V4.7
CVE-2018-11460
A vulnerability has been identified in SINUMERIK 808D V4.7 (All versions), SINUMERIK 808D V4.8 (All versions), SINUMERIK 828D V4.7 (All versions < V4.7 SP6 HF1), SINUMERIK 840D sl V4.7 (All versions < V4.7 SP6 HF5), SINUMERIK 840D sl V4.8 (All versions < V4.8 SP3). A local attacker with elevated user privileges (manufact) could modify a CRAMFS archive so that after reboot the system loads the modified CRAMFS file and attacker-controlled code is executed with root privileges. The security vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker with local access to the affected systems. Successful exploitation requires elevated user privileges (manufact) but no user interaction. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to compromise confidentiality, integrity and availability of the system. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known.
EPSS: 0.004 (30.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Siemens Sinumerik_808d_v4.7
- Siemens Sinumerik_808d_v4.7_firmware
- Siemens Sinumerik_808d_v4.8
- Siemens Sinumerik_808d_v4.8_firmware
- Siemens Sinumerik_828d_v4.7
- Siemens Sinumerik_828d_v4.7_firmware
- Siemens Sinumerik_840d_sl_v4.7
- Siemens Sinumerik_840d_sl_v4.7_firmware
- Siemens Sinumerik_840d_sl_v4.8
- Siemens Sinumerik_840d_sl_v4.8_firmware
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- productcert@siemens.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- productcert@siemens.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-11460?
- CVE-2018-11460 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Sinumerik 808d V4.7, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-12-12.
- How severe is CVE-2018-11460?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.