5.4 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
ADJACENT
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
21.6%
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain administrative privileges by using an account with default credentials.
The following versions of Spectrum Power, a SCADA, data modeling and monitoring system, are affected:
An unauthenticated attacker could log into the component Shared HIS, which is used in Spectrum Power systems, by using an account with default credentials. A successful exploitation could allow the attacker to access the component Shared HIS with administrative privileges.
CVE-2022-26476 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 has been assigned; the CVSS vector string is (AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Siemens reported this vulnerability to CISA.
Siemens recommends users contact Siemens for specific mitigations.
As a general security measure, Siemens recommends protecting network access to devices with appropriate mechanisms. To operate the devices in a protected IT environment, Siemens recommends configuring the environment according to Siemensβ operational guidelines for industrial security and following recommendations in the product manuals.
Additional information on industrial security by Siemens can be found on the Siemens industrial security webpage.
For more information see Siemens Security Advisory SSA-388239
CISA reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures.
CISA also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS webpage on cisa.gov/ics Several recommended practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies.
Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available on the ICS webpage on cisa.gov/ics in the Technical Information Paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01BβTargeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies.
Organizations observing any suspected malicious activity should follow their established internal procedures and report their findings to CISA for tracking and correlation against other incidents.
No known public exploits specifically target this vulnerability. This vulnerability is not exploitable remotely.
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5.4 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
ADJACENT
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
21.6%