VDB-362981 · CVE-2026-22924 · ssa-032379

Siemens SIMATIC CN 4100 up to 4.x missing authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Siemens SIMATIC CN 4100 up to 4.x and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to missing authentication. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-22924. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Siemens SIMATIC CN 4100 up to 4.x. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-306. The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources. Impacted is integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CN 4100 (All versions < V5.0). The affected application does not properly restrict unauthenticated connections and is susceptible to resource exhaustion conditions. This could allow an attacker to disrupt normal operations or perform unauthorized actions, potentially impacting system availability and integrity.

The advisory is shared at cert-portal.siemens.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-22924 since 01/13/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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 05/12/2026).

Upgrading to version 5.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

SCADA Software

Vendor

Siemens

Name

SIMATIC CN 4100

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.siemens.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 9.1
CNA Vector (siemens): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing authentication
CWE: CWE-306 / CWE-287
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: SIMATIC CN 4100 5.0

Timelineinfo

01/13/2026 CVE reserved
05/12/2026 +118 days Advisory disclosed
05/12/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/12/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: siemens.com

Advisory: ssa-032379
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-22924 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-22924
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-362981

Entryinfo

Created: 05/12/2026 11:41
Changes: 05/12/2026 11:41 (77)
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Cache ID: 216::103