CVE-2022-23448 is a critical vulnerability affecting Siemens SIMATIC Energy Manager Basic and PRO versions prior to V7.3 Update 1. It stems from improper permissions assigned to application directories and files, allowing a local unprivileged attacker to achieve code execution with elevated privileges, potentially up to NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_energy_manager_basic:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_energy_manager_basic:7.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_energy_manager_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_energy_manager_pro:7.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.