CVE-2023-43504

criticalpriority · track · 39EPSS 0.009 · 58 %ileDEEURUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.85% (58th) EPSS
CVSS 9.8 · critical
Is it mine?
6 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 COMOS (All versions < V10.4.4). Ptmcast executable used for testing cache validation service in affected application is vulnerable to Structured Exception Handler (SEH) based buffer overflow. This could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system or cause denial of service condition.

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remediations

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

A vendor fix is available.

  • FixedCOMOSsiemens_psirt

    For CVE-2023-43504, delete ptmcast.exe from bin folder of COMOS installation directory. Installations from COMOS V10.4.4 or later version does not contain ptmcast.exe

  • FixedCOMOScisa_csaf_ot

    For CVE-2023-43504, delete ptmcast.exe from bin folder of COMOS installation directory. Installations from COMOS V10.4.4 or later version does not contain ptmcast.exe

  • MitigationCOMOSsiemens_psirt

    Ensure all files imported into COMOS originate from a trusted source and transmitted are over secure channels

  • MitigationCOMOScisa_csaf_ot

    Ensure all files imported into COMOS originate from a trusted source and transmitted are over secure channels

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cvss

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

9.8
010

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

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.9
v3.19.6criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · CISA US
v3.19.6criticalAV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Nsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.19.6criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU
v3.19.6criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · productcert@siemens.com DEexploitability 2.8 · impact 6
v3.19.6criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Siemens ProductCERT DE
v3.19criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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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-120USCWE-120USCWE-120USCWE-120US
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affected products (6)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • SSA-137900SSA-137900: Multiple Vulnerabilities in COMOS2023-11-14csaf · siemens_psirtDE

    COMOS is affected by multiple vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service condition, data infiltration or perform access control violations. Siemens has released an update for COMOS and recommends to update to the latest version. Siemens recommends specific countermeasures for products where updates are not, or not yet available.

  • ICSA-23-320-09Siemens COMOS2023-11-14icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS

    COMOS is affected by multiple vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service condition, data infiltration or perform access control violations. Siemens has released an update for COMOS and recommends to update to the latest version. Siemens recommends specific countermeasures for products where updates are not, or not yet available.

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also known as (5)

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 2023-11-14modified 2026-06-17
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references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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