CVE-2020-15787 is a critical vulnerability affecting all versions of Siemens SIMATIC HMI Unified Comfort Panels up to V16. The flaw stems from insufficient authentication validation, where the system truncates user-provided credentials, making them susceptible to brute-force attacks. This allows a remote attacker to discover user passwords and gain unauthorized access to the Sm@rt Server. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability poses a high risk of complete compromise (confidentiality, integrity, and availability). While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the high severity warrants immediate patching.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_hmi_united_comfort_panels_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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