CVE-2024-32742

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CN 4100 (All versions < V3.0). The affected device contains an unrestricted USB port. An attacker with local access to the device could potentially misuse the port for booting another operating system and gain complete read/write access to the filesystem.

CVSS v3 7.6 HIGH

7.6^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.9 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector PHYSICAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-273900.html	Vendor Advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-273900.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_cn_4100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_cn_4100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-05-14 16:17

Updated : 2025-08-20 18:05

NVD link : CVE-2024-32742

Mitre link : CVE-2024-32742

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-32742

JSON object : View

Products Affected

siemens

simatic_cn_4100_firmware
simatic_cn_4100

CWE

CWE-1326

Missing Immutable Root of Trust in Hardware

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