CVE-2024-36266

A vulnerability has been identified in PowerSys (All versions < V3.11). The affected application insufficiently protects responses to authentication requests. This could allow a local attacker to bypass authentication, thereby gaining administrative privileges for the managed remote devices.

CVSS v3 9.3 CRITICAL

9.3^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.5 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector LOCAL

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-024584.html	Vendor Advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-024584.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:siemens:powersys:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

26 Sep 2025, 23:52

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-024584.html -~~	() https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-024584.html - Vendor Advisory
First Time		Siemens Siemens powersys
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:siemens:powersys::::::::

Information

Published : 2024-06-11 12:15

Updated : 2025-09-26 23:52

NVD link : CVE-2024-36266

Mitre link : CVE-2024-36266

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-36266

JSON object : View

Products Affected

siemens

powersys

CWE

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

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