Evidence used
- No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
- EPSS is 1.11% for the current model date.
BlackTreeCVE IntelligenceFull vulnerability report · 2023
CVE-2023-30898High confidence
Siemens Siveillance Video 2020 R2 — Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Siemens · Siveillance Video 2020 R2
Official source article: Siemens SSA-789345 ↗. Check the applicable product and release in the original source.
9.9CriticalCVSS 3.1
Patch only the product branches with a verified fix
Fix availability varies by productCritical technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 8 structured product or package states remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.
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Open reassessment dashboard →Operational reassessment
Published severity in operational context
Published severityCritical→Operational priority:Critical, unchanged from published severity.unchanged
Compensating controls
- Validate the affected product branch and deploy the verified fixed release.
- Restrict the affected network interface to trusted sources where business-safe.
- Monitor vendor guidance and exploitation sources for a material change.
Verification
- Confirm that the asset runs Siemens Siveillance Video 2020 R2 and falls inside the recorded affected range.
- Verify the installed build against the product-specific fixed version after deployment.
- Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
- Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Remediation availability differs by product scope
Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 8 structured product or package states remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.
- Siemens ProductCERT: 8 affected or under-investigation product states without a fixed product state in the same current advisory
Direct vendor intelligence
1 currentAuthoritative vendor CSAF and VEX advisories
Structured product status and remediation from the issuing vendor. Product-state explanations are always visible; large lists can be searched or downloaded.
SSA-789345 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 1 · interimSiemens ProductCERTSSA-789345: Code Execution Vulnerabilities in Siveillance Video Event and Management Servers
The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.
- Siveillance Video 2020 R2
- Siveillance Video 2020 R3
- Siveillance Video 2021 R1
- Siveillance Video 2021 R2
- Siveillance Video 2022 R1
- Siveillance Video 2022 R2
- Siveillance Video 2022 R3
- Siveillance Video 2023 R1
- Summary
- The Event Server component of affected applications deserializes data without sufficient validations. This could allow an authenticated remote attacker to execute code on the affected system.
- Remediation
- Update to V20.2 HotfixRev14 or later version
Critical technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 8 structured product or package states remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.
Fix availability varies by product01
What, why and how
A vulnerability has been identified in Siveillance Video 2020 R2 (All versions < V20.2 HotfixRev14), Siveillance Video 2020 R3 (All versions < V20.3 HotfixRev12), Siveillance Video 2021 R1 (All versions < V21.1 HotfixRev12), Siveillance Video 2021 R2 (All versions < V21.2 HotfixRev8), Siveillance Video 2022 R1 (All versions < V22.1 HotfixRev7), Siveillance Video 2022 R2 (All versions < V22.2 HotfixRev5), Siveillance Video 2022 R3 (All versions < V22.3 HotfixRev2), Siveillance Video 2023 R1 (All versions < V23.1 HotfixRev1). The Event Server component of affected applications deserializes data without sufficient validations. This could allow an authenticated remote attacker to execute code on the affected system.
What
A vulnerability has been identified in Siveillance Video 2020 R2 (All versions < V20.2 HotfixRev14), Siveillance Video 2020 R3 (All versions < V20.3 HotfixRev12), Siveillance Video 2021 R1 (All versions < V21.1 HotfixRev12), Siveillance Video 2021 R2 (All versions < V21.2 HotfixRev8), Siveillance Video 2022 R1 (All versions < V22.1 HotfixRev7), Siveillance Video 2022 R2 (All versions < V22.2 HotfixRev5), Siveillance Video 2022 R3 (All versions < V22.3 HotfixRev2), Siveillance Video 2023 R1 (All versions < V23.1 HotfixRev1). The Event Server component of affected applications deserializes data without sufficient validations. This could allow an authenticated remote attacker to execute code on the affected system.
Why
Attacker-influenced serialised data is reconstructed as trusted objects, which can invoke dangerous application behaviour.
How
An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may execute code or commands in the affected security context.
What
A vulnerability has been identified in Siveillance Video 2020 R2 (All versions < V20.2 HotfixRev14), Siveillance Video 2020 R3 (All versions < V20.3 HotfixRev12), Siveillance Video 2021 R1 (All versions < V21.1 HotfixRev12), Siveillance Video 2021 R2 (All versions < V21.2 HotfixRev8), Siveillance Video 2022 R1 (All versions < V22.1 HotfixRev7), Siveillance Video 2022 R2 (All versions < V22.2 HotfixRev5), Siveillance Video 2022 R3 (All versions < V22.3 HotfixRev2), Siveillance Video 2023 R1 (All versions < V23.1 HotfixRev1). The Event Server component of affected applications deserializes data without sufficient validations. This could allow an authenticated remote attacker to execute code on the affected system.
Why
Attacker-influenced serialised data is reconstructed as trusted objects, which can invoke dangerous application behaviour.
How
An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may execute code or commands in the affected security context.
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Exploit reality and attack path
CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.
Observed exploitation No confirmed evidence
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Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.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 None recorded
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Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.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
- a network path → Deserialization of Untrusted Data → execute code or commands in the affected security context
- Attack surface
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low: a basic authenticated account is required
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
- Security boundary
- Changed: exploitation can affect a different security authority
- Weakness
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CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness. - CWE-502 ↗
CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently ensuring that the resulting data will be valid.
- CVSS vector
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CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity. CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:CCommon Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.
AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SChangedScope: The attack can affect a component governed by a different security authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.- Post-exploitation / living off the land
- After compromise, an attacker may use built-in shells, scripting engines, scheduled tasks and native network utilities for discovery, persistence or movement. This is a plausible LoTL path, not evidence that it has occurred for every attack.
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Patch and workaround
Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.
- Status
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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. - Fix availability varies by product
- Affected
- Action
- Use the product-specific evidence above. Patch only products with a verified fixed release, and keep every affected or under-investigation state without a matching fix in the remediation queue.
- Workaround
- No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
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Evidence and provenance
Published 9 May 2023 · Last source change 28 Jan 2025, 18:34 UTC · CWE-502 · Deserialization of Untrusted Data
CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
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The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-35238
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
View recent updates ↗What changed after publication
- Remediation statusRemediation status changed from Awaiting fix to Mitigation available.Siemens ProductCERT ↗
- Before
- Awaiting fix
- After
- Mitigation available
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.