CVE-2023-38558

Admin credential disclosure via console exposure

Published Sep 14, 2023 · Updated Feb 27, 2025

Sensitive information disclosure in SIMATIC PCS neo Administration Console V4.0 and V4.0 Update 1 allows local users to obtain Windows admin credentials. The Administration Console exposes stored Windows administrator credentials to a local Windows user instead of keeping them confidential. Local Windows access to the console is required, and obtained credentials can enable administrator impersonation on other Windows systems.

CVSS severityUnavailable
Unscored
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Sensitive information disclosure in SIMATIC PCS neo Administration Console V4.0 and V4.0 Update 1 allows local users to obtain Windows admin credentials. The Administration Console exposes stored Windows administrator credentials to a local Windows user instead of keeping them confidential. Local Windows access to the console is required, and obtained credentials can enable administrator impersonation on other Windows systems.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-38558
Published
Sep 14, 2023
Updated
Feb 27, 2025
Vendor
Siemens
Product
SIMATIC PCS neo
Classifications
CWE-538, CWE-668, T1552.001, T1555
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 14, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 27, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=All versions

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Siemens · SIMATIC PCS neoversion=All versions

Published CVSS scores

5.5Siemens ProductCERTCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

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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)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-538Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory
CWE-668Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere
T1552.001Credentials from Files
T1555Credentials from Password Stores

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