CVE-2024-37998

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-07-22 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-620

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in CPCI85 Central Processing/Communication (All versions < V5.40), SICORE Base system (All versions < V1.4.0). The password of administrative accounts of the affected applications can be reset without requiring the knowledge of the current password, given the auto login is enabled. This could allow an unauthorized attacker to obtain administrative access of the affected applications.

Affected products

Siemens Cpci85 Firmware: before 5.40 — fixed in 5.40
Siemens SICORE Base system: before 1.4.0 — fixed in 1.4.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Siemens Cpci85 Firmware 5.40; Siemens SICORE Base system 1.4.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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