CVE-2021-27385
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC HMI Comfort Outdoor Panels V15 7\" & 15\" (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions < V15.1 Update 6), SIMATIC HMI Comfort Outdoor Panels V16 7\" & 15\" (...
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 84th percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
SINAMICS medium voltage products, with Sm@rtServer enabled on SIMATIC comfort HMI Panels, are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker, under certain conditions, to gain full remote access to the HMI. Note that by default Sm@rtServer is disabled, but it can be enabled by the system integrator on request. Siemens has released updates for the affected products, and recommends to update them to the latest version.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
2.6% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 84th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
5 events over 1847 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
- SIMATIC HMI Comfort Outdoor Panels V15 7\" & 15\" (incl. SIPLUS variants)ICS / OT / IoT
- SIMATIC HMI Comfort Outdoor Panels V16 7\" & 15\" (incl. SIPLUS variants)ICS / OT / IoT
- SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels V15 4\" - 22\" (incl. SIPLUS variants)ICS / OT / IoT
- SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels V16 4\" - 22\" (incl. SIPLUS variants)ICS / OT / IoT
- SIMATIC HMI KTP Mobile Panels V15 KTP400F, KTP700, KTP700F, KTP900 and KTP900FICS / OT / IoT
- SIMATIC HMI KTP Mobile Panels V16 KTP400F, KTP700, KTP700F, KTP900 and KTP900FICS / OT / IoT
- SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Advanced V15ICS / OT / IoT
- SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Advanced V16ICS / OT / IoT
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Scored 7.5 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
- Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
Sources
References in the record
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/csaf/ssa-286838.json
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/txt/ssa-286838.txt
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-286838.pdf
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