CVE-2019-6572

Critical

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels 4" - 22" (All versions < V15.1 Update 1), SIMATIC HMI Comfort Outdoor Panels 7" & 15" (All versions < V15.1 Update 1), SIMATIC HMI KTP Mobile Panels KTP400F, KTP700, KTP700F, KTP900 und KTP900F (All versions < V15.1 Update 1), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Advanced (All versions < V15.1 Update 1), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional (All versions < V15.1 Update 1), SIMATIC WinCC (TIA Portal) (All versions < V15.1 Update 1), SIMATIC HMI Classic Devices (TP/MP/OP/MP Mobile Panel) (All versions). The affected device offered SNMP read and write capacities with a publicly know hardcoded community string. The security vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker with network access to the affected device. Successful exploitation requires no system privileges and no user interaction. An attacker could use the vulnerability to compromise confidentiality and integrity of the affected system. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.1
Exploit probability—
ProductSiemens Simatic Hmi Comfort Panels Firmware
PublishedMay 14, 2019
First seenMay 14, 2019

How to fix

Update
  • siemens simatic_hmi_comfort_panels_firmware15.1 or later
  • siemens simatic_hmi_comfort_outdoor_panels_firmware15.1 or later
  • siemens simatic_hmi_ktp_mobile_panels_ktp400f_firmware15.1 or later
  • siemens simatic_hmi_ktp_mobile_panels_ktp700_firmware15.1 or later
  • siemens simatic_hmi_ktp_mobile_panels_ktp700f_firmware15.1 or later
  • siemens simatic_hmi_ktp_mobile_panels_ktp900_firmware15.1 or later
  • siemens simatic_hmi_ktp_mobile_panels_ktp900f_firmware15.1 or later
  • siemens simatic_wincc_\(tia_portal\)15.1 or later
  • siemens simatic_wincc_runtime15.1 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
siemens simatic_hmi_comfort_panels_firmwarev < 15.115.1
siemens simatic_hmi_comfort_outdoor_panels_firmwarev < 15.115.1
siemens simatic_hmi_ktp_mobile_panels_ktp400f_firmwarev < 15.115.1
siemens simatic_hmi_ktp_mobile_panels_ktp700_firmwarev < 15.115.1
siemens simatic_hmi_ktp_mobile_panels_ktp700f_firmwarev < 15.115.1
siemens simatic_hmi_ktp_mobile_panels_ktp900_firmwarev < 15.115.1
siemens simatic_hmi_ktp_mobile_panels_ktp900f_firmwarev < 15.115.1
siemens simatic_wincc_\(tia_portal\)v < 15.115.1
siemens simatic_wincc_runtimev < 15.115.1
siemens simatic_hmi_tp_firmwareNo range specified—
siemens simatic_hmi_mp_firmwareNo range specified—
siemens simatic_hmi_op_firmwareNo range specified—

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