CVE-2019-6572

high-risk
Published 2019-05-14

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.89% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.1/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (13)

Simatic Hmi Comfort Panels Firmware
Simatic Hmi Comfort Outdoor Panels Firmware
Simatic Hmi Ktp Mobile Panels Ktp400F Firmware
Simatic Hmi Ktp Mobile Panels Ktp700 Firmware
Simatic Hmi Ktp Mobile Panels Ktp700F Firmware
Simatic Hmi Ktp Mobile Panels Ktp900 Firmware
Simatic Hmi Ktp Mobile Panels Ktp900F Firmware
Simatic Wincc \(Tia Portal\)
Simatic Wincc Runtime
Simatic Wincc Runtime
Simatic Hmi Tp Firmware
Simatic Hmi Mp Firmware
Simatic Hmi Op Firmware

Affected Vendors

51
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high-risk
Severity 31/34 · Critical
Exploitability 3/34 · Minimal
Exposure 17/34 · Moderate