CVE-2023-38558

mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.002 · 7 %ileDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.18% (7th) EPSS

CVSS 5.5 · medium

Is it mine?

11 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

6 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cisa_csaf_ot

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS neo (Administration Console) V4.0 (All versions), SIMATIC PCS neo (Administration Console) V4.0 Update 1 (All versions). The affected application leaks Windows admin credentials. An attacker with local access to the Administration Console could get the credentials, and impersonate the admin user, thereby gaining admin access to other Windows systems.

remediations

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

A vendor fix is available.

FixedSIMATIC PCS neo (Administration Console) V4.0siemens_psirt
Install Security Patch 01 https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109824065/
FixedSIMATIC PCS neo (Administration Console) V4.0 Update 1siemens_psirt
Install Security Patch 01 https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109824065/
FixedSIMATIC PCS neo (Administration Console) V4.0cisa_csaf_ot
Install Security Patch 01 https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109824065/
FixedSIMATIC PCS neo (Administration Console) V4.0 Update 1cisa_csaf_ot
Install Security Patch 01 https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109824065/
MitigationSIMATIC PCS neo (Administration Console) V4.0siemens_psirt
Change the password of the Windows accounts used for the remote deployment of AC Agent and avoid to remotely deploy AC Agents
MitigationSIMATIC PCS neo (Administration Console) V4.0 Update 1siemens_psirt
Change the password of the Windows accounts used for the remote deployment of AC Agent and avoid to remotely deploy AC Agents
MitigationSIMATIC PCS neo (Administration Console) V4.0cisa_csaf_ot
Change the password of the Windows accounts used for the remote deployment of AC Agent and avoid to remotely deploy AC Agents
MitigationSIMATIC PCS neo (Administration Console) V4.0 Update 1cisa_csaf_ot
Change the password of the Windows accounts used for the remote deployment of AC Agent and avoid to remotely deploy AC Agents

cvss

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

5.5

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · CISA US

v3.15.5mediumAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · productcert@siemens.com DEexploitability 1.8 · impact 3.6

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Siemens ProductCERT DE

v3.15.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

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

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-668USprimaryCWE-538USCWE-538USCWE-538USCWE-538US

affected products (11)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

SIMATIC PCS neo (Administration Console) V4.0all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
SIMATIC PCS neo (Administration Console) V4.0 Update 1all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens SIMATIC PCS neo (Administration Console) V4.0≤ vers:all/*cisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens SIMATIC PCS neo (Administration Console) V4.0 Update 1≤ vers:all/*cisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens SIMATIC PCS neo (Administration Console) V4.0≤ All versionsenisa_euvdEU
Siemens SIMATIC PCS neo (Administration Console) V4.0 Update 1≤ All versionsenisa_euvdEU
Siemens AG SIMATIC PCS neo≤ 4.0fstec_bduRU
Siemens AG SIMATIC PCS neo≤ 4.0 Update 1fstec_bduRU
siemens simatic pcs neo= 4.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_neo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Siemens SIMATIC PCS neo (Administration Console) V4.0≤ vers:all/*siemens_psirtDE
Siemens SIMATIC PCS neo (Administration Console) V4.0 Update 1≤ vers:all/*siemens_psirtDE

advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

SSA-646240SSA-646240: Sensitive Information Disclosure in SIMATIC PCS neo Administration Console2023-09-14csaf · siemens_psirtDE
The Administration Console of SIMATIC PCS neo leaks Windows admin credentials. An attacker with local Windows access to the Administration Console could get the credentials, and impersonate the admin user, thereby gaining admin access to other Windows systems. Siemens has released a security patch for the affected products and recommends to install the patch.
ICSA-23-262-01Siemens SIMATIC PCS neo Administration Console2023-09-14icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
The Administration Console of SIMATIC PCS neo leaks Windows admin credentials. An attacker with local Windows access to the Administration Console could get the credentials, and impersonate the admin user, thereby gaining admin access to other Windows systems. Siemens has released a security patch for the affected products and recommends to install the patch.

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cisa_csaf_ot nvd siemens_psirt NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2023-09-14modified 2026-06-17

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references (5)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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