CVE-2023-46096 json
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS neo (All versions < V4.1).
published 2023-11-14 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-50357
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 24%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS neo (All versions < V4.1). The PUD Manager of affected products does not properly authenticate users in the PUD Manager web service. This could allow an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to generate a privileged token and upload additional documents.
Patch / fix
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
cisa ICSA-23-320-06 updated cvss 6.5
Siemens SIMATIC PCS neo
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Siemens SIMATIC PCS neo <V4.1affected: fixed in V4.1 support.industry.siemens.com
Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C |
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Affected products
- Siemens SIMATIC PCS neo
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality
References
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cert-portal.siemens.com
/productcert/pdf/ssa-456933.pdf
patch, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-46096
- NVD CVE-2023-46096
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