CVE-2022-45147

High

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS neo V4.0 (All versions), SIMATIC STEP 7 V16 (All versions), SIMATIC STEP 7 V17 (All versions), SIMATIC STEP 7 V18 (All versions < V18 Update 2). Affected applications do not properly restrict the .NET BinaryFormatter when deserializing user-controllable input. This could allow an attacker to cause a type confusion and execute arbitrary code within the affected application. This is the same issue that exists for .NET BinaryFormatter https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/code-quality/ca2300.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductSIMATIC PCS neo V4.0
PublishedJul 9, 2024
First seenJul 9, 2024

How to fix

Update
  • Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 V18V18 Update 2 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Siemens SIMATIC PCS neo V4.00—
Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 V160—
Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 V170—
Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 V18v < V18 Update 2V18 Update 2

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CVE-2022-45147 · SIMATIC PCS neo V4.0 · Dark Radar