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Vulnerability record · CVE-2023-38558 · published 14 September 2023

CVE-2023-38558: Siemens simatic pcs neo exposure of resource to wrong sphere vulnerability

Siemens · Simatic Pcs Neo

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS neo (Administration Console) V4.0 (All versions), SIMATIC PCS neo (Administration Console) V4.0 Update 1 (All versions). The affected application leaks Windows admin credentials. An attacker with local access to the Administration Console could get the credentials, and impersonate the admin user, thereby gaining admin access to other Windows systems.

5.5 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.18% · top 93.4% CWE-538 · CWE-538CWE-668 · Exposure of resource to wrong sphere
5.5CVSS 3.1 base score
0.18%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS neo (Administration Console) V4.0 (All versions), SIMATIC PCS neo (Administration Console) V4.0 Update 1 (All versions). The affected application leaks Windows admin credentials. An attacker with local access to the Administration Console could get the credentials, and impersonate the admin user, thereby gaining admin access to other Windows systems.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-646240.pdf PatchVendor Advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-646240.pdf PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2023-38558), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-10). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.