CVE-2023-33920

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-06-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-798

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in CP-8031 MASTER MODULE (All versions < CPCI85 V05), CP-8050 MASTER MODULE (All versions < CPCI85 V05). The affected devices contain the hash of the root password in a hard-coded form, which could be exploited for UART console login to the device. An attacker with direct physical access could exploit this vulnerability.

Affected products

Siemens Cpci85 Firmware: before v05 — fixed in v05

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Siemens Cpci85 Firmware v05. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173370/Siemens-A8000-CP-8050-CP-8031-Code-Execution-Command-Injection.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/14
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-731916.pdf
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173370/Siemens-A8000-CP-8050-CP-8031-Code-Execution-Command-Injection.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/14
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-731916.pdf

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