CVE-2023-28832Network attack vector

Root code execution via unvalidated management input

Published May 9, 2023 · Updated Jan 28, 2025

Command injection in Siemens SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC712 and CC716 2.0 through 2.0.x allows remote authenticated users to execute code as root. The web-based management interface fails to validate user input before incorporating it into a system command; Siemens has not disclosed the affected endpoint or parameter. A privileged management account and network access are required, and successful exploitation provides root-level execution on the gateway.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability1.54%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in Siemens SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC712 and CC716 2.0 through 2.0.x allows remote authenticated users to execute code as root. The web-based management interface fails to validate user input before incorporating it into a system command; Siemens has not disclosed the affected endpoint or parameter. A privileged management account and network access are required, and successful exploitation provides root-level execution on the gateway.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-28832
Published
May 9, 2023
Updated
Jan 28, 2025
Vendor
Siemens
Product
SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC716
Classifications
CWE-77, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 9, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 28, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=All versions >= V2.0 < V2.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Siemens · SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC716version=All versions >= V2.0 < V2.1
Siemens · SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC712version=All versions >= V2.0 < V2.1

Published CVSS scores

7.2Siemens ProductCERTCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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