CVE-2020-15786
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 2nd Generation (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions < V16), SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions <= V16), SIMATIC HMI Mobile Panels (All versions <= V16), SIMATIC HMI Unified Comfort Panels (All versions <= V16). Affected devices insufficiently block excessive authentication attempts. This could allow a remote attacker to discover user passwords and obtain access to the Sm@rt Server via a brute-force attack.
Published:Sep 9, 2020
Last Modified:Jun 2, 2026
EPS:Sep 9, 2020
EPSS Score:0.00422
CVSS Score:9.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Siemens
Product
Simatic Hmi Basic Panels 2nd Generation
Siemens
Simatic Hmi Basic Panels 2nd Generation
Vendor
Siemens
Product
Simatic Hmi Basic Panels 2nd Generation Firmware
Siemens
Simatic Hmi Basic Panels 2nd Generation Firmware
Vendor
Siemens
Product
Simatic Hmi Comfort Panels
Siemens
Simatic Hmi Comfort Panels
Vendor
Siemens
Product
Simatic Hmi Comfort Panels Firmware
Siemens
Simatic Hmi Comfort Panels Firmware
Vendor
Siemens
Product
Simatic Hmi Mobile Panels
Siemens
Simatic Hmi Mobile Panels
Vendor
Siemens
Product
Simatic Hmi Mobile Panels Firmware
Siemens
Simatic Hmi Mobile Panels Firmware
Vendor
Siemens
Product
Simatic Hmi United Comfort Panels
Siemens
Simatic Hmi United Comfort Panels
Vendor
Siemens
Product
Simatic Hmi United Comfort Panels Firmware
Siemens
Simatic Hmi United Comfort Panels Firmware
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
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High
