CVE-2018-4834

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-01-24 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-306

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Desigo PXC00-E.D V4.10 (All versions < V4.10.111), Desigo PXC00-E.D V5.00 (All versions < V5.0.171), Desigo PXC00-E.D V5.10 (All versions < V5.10.69), Desigo PXC00-E.D V6.00 (All versions < V6.0.204), Desigo PXC00/64/128-U V4.10 (All versions < V4.10.111 only with web module), Desigo PXC00/64/128-U V5.00 (All versions < V5.0.171 only with web module), Desigo PXC00/64/128-U V5.10 (All versions < V5.10.69 only with web module), Desigo PXC00/64/128-U V6.00 (All versions < V6.0.204 only with web module), Desigo PXC001-E.D V4.10 (All versions < V4.10.111), Desigo PXC001-E.D V5.00 (All versions < V5.0.171), Desigo PXC001-E.D V5.10 (All versions < V5.10.69), Desigo PXC001-E.D V6.00 (All versions < V6.0.204), Desigo PXC100-E.D V4.10 (All versions < V4.10.111), Desigo PXC100-E.D V5.00 (All versions < V5.0.171), Desigo PXC100-E.D V5.10 (All versions < V5.10.69), Desigo PXC100-E.D V6.00 (All versions < V6.0.204), Desigo PXC12-E.D V4.10 (All versions < V4.10.111), Desigo PXC12-E.D V5.00 (All versions < V5.0.171), Desigo PXC12-E.D V5.10 (All versions < V5.10.69), Desigo PXC12-E.D V6.00 (All versions < V6.0.204), Desigo PXC200-E.D V4.10 (All versions < V4.10.111), Desigo PXC200-E.D V5.00 (All versions < V5.0.171), Desigo PXC200-E.D V5.10 (All versions < V5.10.69), Desigo PXC200-E.D V6.00 (All versions < V6.0.204), Desigo PXC22-E.D V4.10 (All versions < V4.10.111), Desigo PXC22-E.D V5.00 (All versions < V5.0.171), Desigo PXC22-E.D V5.10 (All versions < V5.10.69), Desigo PXC22-E.D V6.00 (All versions < V6.0.204), Desigo PXC22.1-E.D V4.10 (All versions < V4.10.111), Desigo PXC22.1-E.D V5.00 (All versions < V5.0.171), Desigo PXC22.1-E.D V5.10 (All versions < V5.10.69), Desigo PXC22.1-E.D V6.00 (All versions < V6.0.204), Desigo PXC36.1-E.D V4.10 (All versions < V4.10.111), Desigo PXC36.1-E.D V5.00 (All versions < V5.0.171), Desigo PXC36.1-E.D V5.10 (All versions < V5.10.69), Desigo PXC36.1-E.D V6.00 (All versions < V6.0.204), Desigo PXC50-E.D V4.10 (All versions < V4.10.111), Desigo PXC50-E.D V5.00 (All versions < V5.0.171), Desigo PXC50-E.D V5.10 (All versions < V5.10.69), Desigo PXC50-E.D V6.00 (All versions < V6.0.204), Desigo PXM20-E V4.10 (All versions < V4.10.111), Desigo PXM20-E V5.00 (All versions < V5.0.171), Desigo PXM20-E V5.10 (All versions < V5.10.69), Desigo PXM20-E V6.00 (All versions < V6.0.204). A remote attacker with network access to the device could potentially upload a new firmware image to the devices without prior authentication.

Affected products

Siemens Pxc00/50/100/200-E.D Firmware: before 6.00.204 — fixed in 6.00.204
Siemens Pxc00/64/128-U Firmware: before 6.00.204 — fixed in 6.00.204
Siemens Pxc001-E.D Firmware: before 6.00.204 — fixed in 6.00.204
Siemens Pxc12/22/36-E.D Firmware: before 6.00.204 — fixed in 6.00.204
Siemens Pxm20-E Firmware: before 6.00.204 — fixed in 6.00.204

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Siemens Pxc00/50/100/200-E.D Firmware 6.00.204; Siemens Pxc00/64/128-U Firmware 6.00.204; Siemens Pxc001-E.D Firmware 6.00.204; Siemens Pxc12/22/36-E.D Firmware 6.00.204; Siemens Pxm20-E Firmware 6.00.204. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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