CVE-2018-11459 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting multiple versions of Siemens SINUMERIK 808D, 828D, and 840D sl industrial control systems. An attacker with local access and user privileges can modify a configuration file, leading to the execution of attacker-controlled code with elevated privileges upon system reboot or manual initiation. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3.0 score of 7.8 (High), indicating potential for full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no known public exploitation, exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:siemens:sinumerik_808d_v4.7_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:siemens:sinumerik_808d_v4.8_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 4.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:siemens:sinumerik_828d_v4.7_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 4.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:siemens:sinumerik_840d_sl_v4.7_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 4.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:siemens:sinumerik_840d_sl_v4.8_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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