CVE-2018-4846: 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 Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-4846 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Use of Hard-coded Credentials 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 1.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 26-06-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 17-09-2024Last 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). A factory account with hardcoded password might allow attackers access to the device over port 5900/tcp. Successful exploitation requires no user interaction or privileges and impacts the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected device. 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
1.76%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
78%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.76% 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 causeAffected 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