CVE-2022-43958

criticalpriority · track · 0OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.004 · 28 %ileDEEURUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.35% (28th) EPSS
CVSS 9.1 · critical
Is it mine?
6 products
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Who says so?
6 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cisa_csaf_ot

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A vulnerability has been identified in QMS Automotive (All versions < V12.39), QMS Automotive (All versions < V12.39). User credentials are stored in plaintext in the database without any hashing mechanism. This could allow an attacker to gain access to credentials and impersonate other users.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

  • FixedQMS Automotivesiemens_psirt

    Update to V12.39 or later version. The patch is available upon request from customer support

  • FixedQMS Automotivecisa_csaf_ot

    Update to V12.39 or later version. The patch is available upon request from customer support

  • MitigationQMS Automotivesiemens_psirt

    Enable encryption for user passwords. See user manual under ‘Administration’ for further details

  • MitigationQMS Automotivecisa_csaf_ot

    Enable encryption for user passwords. See user manual under ‘Administration’ for further details

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.1
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.6–9.1

v3.19.1criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Nsecondary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.2
v3.17.6highCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L/E:P/RL:U/RC:Csecondary · CISA US
v3.17.6highAV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Lsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.17.6highCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L/E:P/RL:U/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU
v3.17.6highCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Lsecondary · productcert@siemens.com DEexploitability 2.1 · impact 5.5
v3.17.6highCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L/E:P/RL:U/RC:Csecondary · Siemens ProductCERT DE
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-256USCWE-256USCWE-256USCWE-256USCWE-312USCWE-312US
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affected products (6)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (4)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • SSA-147266SSA-147266: Multiple Vulnerabilities in QMS Automotive before V12.392023-09-12csaf · siemens_psirtDE

    QMS Automotive before V12.39 contains multiple vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to perform malicious code injection, information disclosure or lead to a denial of service condition. Siemens has released an update for QMS Automotive and recommends to update to the latest version.

  • SSA-587547SSA-587547: Unencrypted Storage of User Credentials in QMS Automotive2022-11-08csaf · siemens_psirtDE

    QMS Automotive contains a vulnerability that stores user credentials in plantext within the user database. This could allow an attacker to read credentials from memory. Siemens has released an update for QMS Automotive and recommends to update to the latest version.

  • ICSA-22-314-06Siemens QMS Automotive2022-11-08icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS

    QMS Automotive contains a vulnerability that stores user credentials in plantext within the user database. This could allow an attacker to read credentials from memory. Siemens has released an update for QMS Automotive and recommends to update to the latest version.

  • ICSA-23-257-03Siemans QMS Automotive2023-09-12icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS

    QMS Automotive before V12.39 contains multiple vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to perform malicious code injection, information disclosure or lead to a denial of service condition. Siemens has released an update for QMS Automotive and recommends to update to the latest version.

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also known as (6)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bducisa_csaf_otnvdsiemens_psirtNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2022-11-08modified 2026-06-17
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references (8)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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