Siemens PowerSys up to 3.10 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Siemens PowerSys up to 3.10. It has been rated as critical. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes improper authentication. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-36266. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Siemens PowerSys up to 3.10 and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability has been identified in PowerSys (All versions < V3.11). The affected application insufficiently protects responses to authentication requests. This could allow a local attacker to bypass authentication, thereby gaining administrative privileges for the managed remote devices.

The advisory is shared at cert-portal.siemens.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-36266 since 05/22/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/27/2025).

Upgrading to version 3.11 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-36006). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PowerSys 3.11

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05/22/2024 🔍
06/11/2024 +20 days 🔍
06/11/2024 +0 days 🔍
09/27/2025 +473 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: siemens.com

Advisory: ssa-024584
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-36266 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-36266
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-267925
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/11/2024 13:55
Updated: 09/27/2025 05:10
Changes: 06/11/2024 13:55 (63), 09/27/2025 02:14 (25), 09/27/2025 05:10 (1)
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