CVE-2023-2861
highpriority · track · 28OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.004 · 31 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A flaw was found in the 9p passthrough filesystem (9pfs) implementation in QEMU. The 9pfs server did not prohibit opening special files on the host side, potentially allowing a malicious client to escape from the exported 9p tree by creating and opening a device file in the shared folder.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- FixedSCALANCE XCH328 (6GK5328-4TS01-2EC2)siemens_psirt
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XCM324 (6GK5324-8TS01-2AC2)siemens_psirt
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XCM328 (6GK5328-4TS01-2AC2)siemens_psirt
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XCM332 (6GK5332-0GA01-2AC2)siemens_psirt
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XRH334 (24 V DC, 8xFO, CC) (6GK5334-2TS01-2ER3)siemens_psirt
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XRM334 (230 V AC, 12xFO) (6GK5334-3TS01-3AR3)siemens_psirt
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XRM334 (230 V AC, 8xFO) (6GK5334-2TS01-3AR3)siemens_psirt
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XRM334 (24 V DC, 12xFO) (6GK5334-3TS01-2AR3)siemens_psirt
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XRM334 (24 V DC, 8xFO) (6GK5334-2TS01-2AR3)siemens_psirt
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XRM334 (2x230 V AC, 12xFO) (6GK5334-3TS01-4AR3)siemens_psirt
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XRM334 (2x230 V AC, 8xFO) (6GK5334-2TS01-4AR3)siemens_psirt
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XCH328 (6GK5328-4TS01-2EC2)cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XCM324 (6GK5324-8TS01-2AC2)cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XCM328 (6GK5328-4TS01-2AC2)cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XCM332 (6GK5332-0GA01-2AC2)cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XRH334 (24 V DC, 8xFO, CC) (6GK5334-2TS01-2ER3)cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XRM334 (230 V AC, 12xFO) (6GK5334-3TS01-3AR3)cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XRM334 (230 V AC, 8xFO) (6GK5334-2TS01-3AR3)cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XRM334 (24 V DC, 12xFO) (6GK5334-3TS01-2AR3)cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XRM334 (24 V DC, 8xFO) (6GK5334-2TS01-2AR3)cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XRM334 (2x230 V AC, 12xFO) (6GK5334-3TS01-4AR3)cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/ - FixedSCALANCE XRM334 (2x230 V AC, 8xFO) (6GK5334-2TS01-4AR3)cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V2.4 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109826613/
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6–7.1
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (47)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (4)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- SSA-806742SSA-806742: Multiple Vulnerabilities in SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-300 before V2.42024-02-13csaf · siemens_psirtDE
SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-300 before V2.4 is affected by multiple vulnerabilities. Siemens has released an update for SCALANCE X-300 and recommends to update to the latest version.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-1621QEMU: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von SicherheitsvorkehrungenDeutsch2023-07-02csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in QEMU ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-1755IBM InfoSphere Information Server: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-07-16csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer, authentisierter oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM InfoSphere Information Server ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen oder einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen.
- ICSA-24-046-11Siemens SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-3002024-02-13icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-300 before V2.4 is affected by multiple vulnerabilities. Siemens has released an update for SCALANCE X-300 and recommends to update to the latest version.
also known as (4)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
references (18)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2861cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2219266cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-2861/cnnvd
- https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/commit/f6b0de53fb87ddefed348a39284c8e2f28dc4edaPatchcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.4258cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.4606cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.6833cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2024.0126cnnvd
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