What is CVE-2023-5288?

CVE-2023-5288 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sick Sim1012-0p0g200, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-09-29.

How severe is CVE-2023-5288?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-5288 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Sick Sim1012-0p0g200

CVE-2023-5288

A remote unauthorized attacker may connect to the SIM1012, interact with the device and change configuration settings. The adversary may also reset the SIM and in the worst case upload a new firmware version to the device.

Published 2023-09-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (55.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.002

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

sick.com/psirt (issue-tracking, Vendor Advisory)
sick.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2023/sca-2023-0008.pdf (vendor-advisory, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
sick.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2023/sca-2023-0008.json (x_csaf, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-5288?: CVE-2023-5288 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sick Sim1012-0p0g200, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-09-29.
How severe is CVE-2023-5288?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-5288 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.