CVE-2018-4845: siemens ag rapidlab 1200 systems / rapidpoint 400 systems / rapidpoint 500 systems, rapidlab 1200 series, rapidpoint 500 systems, rapidpoint 500 systems, rapidpoint 500 systems, rapidpoint 400 systems Improper Access Control
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-4845 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Improper Access Control vulnerability in siemens ag rapidlab 1200 systems / rapidpoint 400 systems / rapidpoint 500 systems, rapidlab 1200 series, rapidpoint 500 systems, rapidpoint 500 systems, rapidpoint 500 systems, rapidpoint 400 systems. EPSS estimates a 1.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 26-06-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A vulnerability has been identified in RAPIDLab 1200 systems / RAPIDPoint 400 systems / RAPIDPoint 500 systems (All versions_without_ use of Siemens Healthineers Informatics products), RAPIDLab 1200 Series (All versions < V3.3 _with_ Siemens Healthineers Informatics products), RAPIDPoint 500 systems (All versions >= V3.0 _with_ Siemens Healthineers Informatics products), RAPIDPoint 500 systems (V2.4.X_with_ Siemens Healthineers Informatics products), RAPIDPoint 500 systems (All versions =< V2.3 _with_ Siemens Healthineers Informatics products), RAPIDPoint 400 systems (All versions _with_ Siemens Healthineers Informatics products). Remote attackers with either local or remote credentialed access to the "Remote View" feature might be able to elevate their privileges, compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system. No special skills or user interaction are required to perform this attack. At the time of advisory publication, no public exploitation of this security vulnerability is known. Siemens Healthineers confirms the security vulnerability and provides mitigations to resolve the security issue.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
1.16%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
67%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.16% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-284Improper Access ControlThe product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
- CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementThe product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Affected systems
Siemens3 products
- rapidlab_1200_firmware< 3.3
- rapidpoint_400_firmwarena
- rapidpoint_500_firmware≤ 2.3 | ≥ 3.0 (No fix recorded)
Siemens ag1 product
- rapidlab 1200 systems / rapidpoint 400 systems / rapidpoint 500 systems, rapidlab 1200 series, rapidpoint 500 systems, rapidpoint 500 systems, rapidpoint 500 systems, rapidpoint 400 systemsRAPIDLab 1200 systems / RAPIDPoint 400 systems / RAPIDPoint 500 systems : All versions _without_ use of Siemens Healthineers Informatics products | RAPIDLab 1200 Series : All versions < V3.3 _with_ Siemens Healthineers Informatics products | RAPIDPoint 500 systems : All versions >= V3.0 _with_ Siemens Healthineers Informatics products | RAPIDPoint 500 systems : V2.4.X _with_ Siemens Healthineers Informatics products | RAPIDPoint 500 systems : All versions =< V2.3 _with_ Siemens Healthineers Informatics products | RAPIDPoint 400 systems : All versions_with_ Siemens Healthineers Informatics products
2 vendors · 4 products