Summary
The NC plug-in card in SINUMERIK MC contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that could allow local attackers to escalate their privileges to root. This allows full access to the device, including read and modifying G code.
Siemens has released updates for the affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions.
Vulnerabilities 1
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Unscored —
A vulnerability has been identified in SINUMERIK MC (All versions < V1.15 SP1), SINUMERIK ONE (All versions < V6.15 SP1…
Revision history
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Revision - Fixing typos
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References
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SSA-337210: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in SINUMERIK MC - TXT Version
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/txt/ssa-337210.txt
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SSA-337210: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in SINUMERIK MC - PDF Version
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-337210.pdf
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ICS Advisory ICSA-22-069-11 - Web Version
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-22-069-11
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/alerts/ICS-ALERT-10-301-01
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems
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Recommended Practices
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/recommended_practices/NCCIC_ICS-CERT_Defense_in_Depth_2016_S508C.pdf
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Cybersecurity_Best_Practices_for_Industrial_Control_Systems.pdf
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/tips/ICS-TIP-12-146-01B