CVE-2020-15786

Summary

CVECVE-2020-15786
StatePUBLISHED
Assignersiemens
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-09-09 19:15:19 UTC
Updated2026-06-02 20:16:24 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 2nd Generation (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions < V16), SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions <= V16), SIMATIC HMI Mobile Panels (All versions <= V16), SIMATIC HMI Unified Comfort Panels (All versions <= V16). Affected devices insufficiently block excessive authentication attempts. This could allow a remote attacker to discover user passwords and obtain access to the Sm@rt Server via a brute-force attack.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.004220000 probability, percentile 0.623410000 (date 2026-06-02)

Problem Types: CWE-307 | CWE-307 CWE-307: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1ADPDECLARED9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Siemens Simatic Hmi Basic Panels 2nd Generation - All All All
Operating System Siemens Simatic Hmi Basic Panels 2nd Generation Firmware All All All All
Hardware Siemens Simatic Hmi Comfort Panels - All All All
Operating System Siemens Simatic Hmi Comfort Panels Firmware All All All All
Hardware Siemens Simatic Hmi Mobile Panels - All All All
Operating System Siemens Simatic Hmi Mobile Panels Firmware All All All All
Hardware Siemens Simatic Hmi United Comfort Panels - All All All
Operating System Siemens Simatic Hmi United Comfort Panels Firmware All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Siemens SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 2nd Generation Incl. SIPLUS Variants affected All versions < V16 Not specified
CNA Siemens SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels Incl. SIPLUS Variants affected All versions <= V16 Not specified
CNA Siemens SIMATIC HMI Mobile Panels affected All versions <= V16 Not specified
CNA Siemens SIMATIC HMI Unified Comfort Panels affected All versions <= V16 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-542525.pdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cert-portal.siemens.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 590442 Siemens SIMATIC HMI Products (Update A) Multiple Vulnerabilities (ICSA-20-252-06)
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