SSH key injection via improperly protected import file
Published Jul 12, 2022 · Updated Nov 12, 2025
Improper access control in Siemens SICAM GridEdge before 2.7.3 allows remote authenticated users to inject a custom SSH key. The SSH-key import workflow reads keys from a file whose access protections permit unauthorized filesystem modification. Filesystem access to the host is required, and a planted key can grant SSH access under the identity that accepts the imported key.
Summary
What happened
Improper access control in Siemens SICAM GridEdge before 2.7.3 allows remote authenticated users to inject a custom SSH key. The SSH-key import workflow reads keys from a file whose access protections permit unauthorized filesystem modification. Filesystem access to the host is required, and a planted key can grant SSH access under the identity that accepts the imported key.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-34464
- Published
- Jul 12, 2022
- Updated
- Nov 12, 2025
- Vendor
- Siemens
- Product
- SICAM GridEdge (Classic)
- Classifications
- CWE-552, CAPEC-639, CAPEC-150, T1098.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Jul 12, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Nov 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <V2.7.3
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