CVE-2024-22045Network attack vector

VPN credential disclosure via externally accessible files

Published Mar 12, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Information disclosure in Siemens SINEMA Remote Connect Client before 3.1 SP1 allows remote authenticated users to read VPN credentials. The client stores sensitive information in files or directories readable beyond their intended audience and also exposes it through its web interface. Exploitation requires authenticated web access and user interaction; exposed credentials compromise VPN confidentiality and configuration integrity.

CVSS severity7.6
High
EPSS probability0.43%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in Siemens SINEMA Remote Connect Client before 3.1 SP1 allows remote authenticated users to read VPN credentials. The client stores sensitive information in files or directories readable beyond their intended audience and also exposes it through its web interface. Exploitation requires authenticated web access and user interaction; exposed credentials compromise VPN confidentiality and configuration integrity.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-22045
Published
Mar 12, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
Siemens
Product
SINEMA Remote Connect Client
Classifications
CWE-538, T1552.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 12, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <V3.1 SP1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Siemens · SINEMA Remote Connect Clientversion=0 <V3.1 SP1

Published CVSS scores

6.1Siemens ProductCERTCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N
7.6Siemens ProductCERTCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-538Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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