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Full vulnerability report · 2023
CVE-2022-46141High confidence

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) (All versions < V19)

Siemens · SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal)

4.2MediumCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Scheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Patch available
Direct vendor intelligence

Authoritative vendor CSAF and VEX advisories

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1 current
SSA-887801 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 1 · finalSiemens ProductCERTSSA-887801: Information Disclosure Vulnerability in SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal)
1 known affected

The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.

  • SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal)
Summary
An information disclosure vulnerability could allow a local attacker to gain access to the access level password of the SIMATIC S7-1200 and S7-1500 CPUs, when entered by a legitimate user in the hardware configuration of the affected application.
Remediation
Update to V19 or later version
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2022-48979

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionScheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) (All versions < V19). An information disclosure vulnerability could allow a local attacker to gain access to the access level password of the SIMATIC S7-1200 and S7-1500 CPUs, when entered by a legitimate user in the hardware configuration of the affected application.

What

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) (All versions < V19). An information disclosure vulnerability could allow a local attacker to gain access to the access level password of the SIMATIC S7-1200 and S7-1500 CPUs, when entered by a legitimate user in the hardware configuration of the affected application.

Why

The product stores sensitive information in cleartext in memory.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with elevated privileges. If successful, the issue may obtain information outside the intended access boundary.

What

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) (All versions < V19). An information disclosure vulnerability could allow a local attacker to gain access to the access level password of the SIMATIC S7-1200 and S7-1500 CPUs, when entered by a legitimate user in the hardware configuration of the affected application.

Why

The product stores sensitive information in cleartext in memory.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with elevated privileges. If successful, the issue may obtain information outside the intended access boundary.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
local access → Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in Memory → obtain information outside the intended access boundary
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
High: elevated access is required
User interaction
Required interaction required
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-316 ↗

CWE-316: Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in Memory. The product stores sensitive information in cleartext in memory.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRHighPrivileges required: The attacker needs elevated or administrative privileges.UIRequiredUser interaction: Another user must perform an action for exploitation to succeed.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.ANoneAvailability impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
CWE-316
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2023-3134Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Offenlegung von Informationen

Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen.

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2023-AVI-1015Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Siemens

ecord?id=CVE-2022-42915 Référence CVE CVE-2022-42916 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42916 Référence CVE CVE-2022-4304 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4304 Référence CVE CVE-2022-43551 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-43551 Référence CVE CVE-2022-43552 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-43552 Référence CVE CVE-2022-43680 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-43680 Référence CVE CVE-2022-4450 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4450 Référence CVE CVE-2022-45061 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45061 Référence CVE CVE-2022-45873 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45873 Référence CVE CVE-2022-46141 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-46141 Référence CVE CVE-2022-46143 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-46143 Référence CVE CVE-2022-46908 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-46908 Référence CVE CVE-2022-47374 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-47374 Référence CVE CVE-2022-47375 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-47375 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48303 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48303 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48522 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48522 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48560 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48560 Référence CVE CVE-2023-0215 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=C

Official advisory
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal)
Fixed
No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
Action
Update to V19 or later version
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 12 Dec 2023 · Last source change 25 Nov 2024, 21:17 UTC · CWE-316 · Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in Memory

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-48979
Product sourceVendor CSAF · Siemens ProductCERT
Remediation sourceVendor CSAF · Siemens ProductCERT
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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No material field changes have been recorded since change tracking began. Routine source refreshes and cosmetic edits are intentionally excluded.

Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-48979↗Vendor CSAF · Siemens ProductCERT↗CVE authority or vendor reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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