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CVE-2020-15786

Published: Sep 9, 2020Updated: Jun 2, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD csafCWE-307
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.5%
Top 29.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 2nd Generation (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions < V16), SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions <= V16), SIMATIC HMI Mobile Panels (All versions <= V16), SIMATIC HMI Unified Comfort Panels (All versions <= V16). Affected devices insufficiently block excessive authentication attempts. This could allow a remote attacker to discover user passwords and obtain access to the Sm@rt Server via a brute-force attack.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-307

Affected Products

Siemens
commercial·DEaka siemens ag
SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 2nd Generation (incl. SIPLUS variants)
ICS / OT / IoT
SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels (incl. SIPLUS variants)
ICS / OT / IoT
SIMATIC HMI Mobile Panels
ICS / OT / IoT
SIMATIC HMI Unified Comfort Panels
ICS / OT / IoT
simatic hmi basic panels 2nd generation firmware
ICS / OT / IoT
simatic hmi comfort panels firmware
ICS / OT / IoT
simatic hmi mobile panels firmware
ICS / OT / IoT
simatic hmi united comfort panels firmware
ICS / OT / IoT

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Credential Access
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References

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-542525.pdf
cert-portal.siemens.com
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/csaf/ssa-542525.json
cert-portal.siemens.com
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/txt/ssa-542525.txt
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