6.9

CVE-2023-44318: siemens 6ag1206-2bb00-7ac2_firmware Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

CVSS: 6.9v4.0MediumModified
Published 14-11-2023Last modified 25-02-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-44318 is a medium (CVSS 6.9) Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key vulnerability in siemens 6ag1206-2bb00-7ac2_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.9/10
010
Medium · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.69%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 14-11-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 25-02-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Affected devices use a hardcoded key to obfuscate the configuration backup that an administrator can export from the device. This could allow an authenticated attacker with administrative privileges or an attacker that obtains a configuration backup to extract configuration information from the exported file.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.69%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

52%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.69% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.69%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Siemens174 products

1 vendor · 174 products

References

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