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CVE-2024-46889: siemens sinec_ins Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

CVSS: 6.9v4.0MediumAnalyzed
Published 12-11-2024Last modified 12-11-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-46889 is a medium (CVSS 6.9) Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key vulnerability in siemens sinec_ins. EPSS estimates a 0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20.4% 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
0.29%
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. 12-11-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 12-11-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SINEC INS (All versions < V1.0 SP2 Update 3). The affected application uses hard-coded cryptographic key material to obfuscate configuration files. This could allow an attacker to learn that cryptographic key material through reverse engineering of the application binary and decrypt arbitrary backup files.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.29%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

20%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.29% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.29%

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

Siemens1 product
  • sinec_ins< V1.0 SP2 Update 3 | < 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0:sp1 | 1.0:sp2 | 1.0:sp2_update_1 | 1.0:sp2_update_2

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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