What is CVE-2022-38465?

CVE-2022-38465 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Siemens Simatic_drive_controller_cpu_1504d_tf, 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.

Vulnerability in Siemens Simatic_drive_controller_cpu_1504d_tf

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 (12.2th 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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

productcert@siemens.com (Vendor Advisory)
productcert@siemens.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38465?: CVE-2022-38465 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Siemens Simatic_drive_controller_cpu_1504d_tf, 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.