Information disclosure in Siemens Desigo Pxm30-1

CVE-2022-40177

A vulnerability has been identified in Desigo PXM30-1 (All versions < V02.20.126.11-41), Desigo PXM30.E (All versions < V02.20.126.11-41), Desigo PXM40-1 (All versions < V02.20.126.11-41), Desigo PXM40.E (All versions < V02.20.126.11-41), Desigo PXM50-1 (All versions < V02.20.126.11-41), Desigo PXM50.E (All versions < V02.20.126.11-41), PXG3.W100-1 (All versions < V02.20.126.11-37), PXG3.W100-2 (All versions < V02.20.126.11-41), PXG3.W200-1 (All versions < V02.20.126.11-37), PXG3.W200-2 (All versions < V02.20.126.11-41). Endpoints of the “Operation” web application that interpret and execute Axon language queries allow file read access to the device file system with root privileges. By supplying specific I/O related Axon queries, a remote low-privileged attacker can read sensitive files on the device.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (61.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 62nd percentile — 61.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-40177: held from 0.009 to 0.010.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-40177?
CVE-2022-40177 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens Desigo Pxm30-1, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2022-10-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-40177?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-40177 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.