RCE in Siemens Sinec Security Monitor

CVE-2024-47562

A vulnerability has been identified in SINEC Security Monitor (All versions < V4.9.0). The affected application does not properly neutralize special elements in user input to the ```ssmctl-client``` command. This could allow an authenticated, lowly privileged local attacker to execute privileged commands in the underlying OS.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (16.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 16.6% 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-2024-47562: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-47562?
CVE-2024-47562 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Sinec Security Monitor, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-10-08.
How severe is CVE-2024-47562?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.