Vulnerability in Siemens Simatic Drive Controller Family
CVE-2022-38465
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC Drive Controller family (All versions < V2.9.2), SIMATIC ET 200SP Open Controller CPU 1515SP PC (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC ET 200SP Open Controller CPU 1515SP PC2 (incl. S…
EPSS: 0.002 (36.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.3 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C.
Affected products
- Siemens Simatic Drive Controller Family — versions All versions < V2.9.2
- Siemens Simatic Et 200sp Open Controller Cpu 1515sp Pc2 (Incl. Siplus Variants) — versions All versions < V21.9
- Siemens Simatic Et 200sp Open Controller Cpu 1515sp Pc (Incl. Siplus Variants) — versions All versions
- Siemens Simatic S7-1200 Cpu Family (Incl. Siplus Variants) — versions All versions < V4.5.0
- Siemens Simatic S7-1500 Cpu Family (Incl. Related Et200 Cpus And Siplus Variants) — versions All versions < V2.9.2
- Siemens Simatic S7-1500 Software Controller — versions All versions < V21.9
- Siemens Simatic S7-plcsim Advanced — versions All versions < V4.0
- Siemens Sinumerik Mc — versions All versions < V6.21
- Siemens Sinumerik One — versions All versions < V6.21
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-38465?
- CVE-2022-38465 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Siemens Simatic Drive Controller Family, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 9.3/10. Published 2022-10-11.
- How severe is CVE-2022-38465?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-38465 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.