Description
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CN 4100 (All versions < V3.0). The affected device contains hard coded password which is used for the privileged system user `root` and for the boot loader `GRUB` by default . An attacker who manages to crack the password hash gains root access to the device.
Problem types
CWE-259: Use of Hard-coded Password
Product status
Any version before V3.0
References
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-273900.html
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-273900.html