What is CVE-2020-15791?

CVE-2020-15791 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens Simatic_s7-300_cpu_312, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-09-09.

How severe is CVE-2020-15791?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-15791 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Siemens Simatic_s7-300_cpu_312

CVE-2020-15791

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC S7-300 CPU family (incl. related ET200 CPUs and SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC S7-400 CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC WinAC RTX (F) 2010 (All versions), SI…

EPSS: 0.001 (24.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

productcert@siemens.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-15791?: CVE-2020-15791 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens Simatic_s7-300_cpu_312, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2020-15791?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-15791 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.