Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:HSummary
CVE-2023-29054 is a medium-severity Inadequate Encryption Strength (CWE-326) vulnerability in Siemens Scalance X202-2Irt Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 6.7 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Brute Force (T1110); ranked at the 17th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-32658
Vulnerability Data
A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE X200-4P IRT (All versions < V5.5.2), SCALANCE X201-3P IRT (All versions < V5.5.2), SCALANCE X201-3P IRT PRO (All versions < V5.5.2), SCALANCE X202-2IRT (All versions < V5.5.2), SCALANCE X202-2IRT (All versions < V5.5.2),…
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SCALANCE X202-2P IRT (All versions < V5.5.2), SCALANCE X202-2P IRT PRO (All versions < V5.5.2), SCALANCE X204IRT (All versions < V5.5.2), SCALANCE X204IRT (All versions < V5.5.2), SCALANCE X204IRT PRO (All versions < V5.5.2), SCALANCE XF201-3P IRT (All versions < V5.5.2), SCALANCE XF202-2P IRT (All versions < V5.5.2), SCALANCE XF204-2BA IRT (All versions < V5.5.2), SCALANCE XF204IRT (All versions < V5.5.2), SIPLUS NET SCALANCE X202-2P IRT (All versions < V5.5.2). The SSH server on affected devices is configured to offer weak ciphers by default. This could allow an unauthorized attacker in a man-in-the-middle position to read and modify any data passed over the connection between legitimate clients and the affected device.
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
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- 14 hardening rules · 7 OS baselines
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Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Maintaining currency with technologies and practices reduces selection of encryption mechanisms that provide inadequate strength.
Updated assessments identify when previously adequate encryption strength no longer meets current attack capabilities or compliance drivers.
Establishment procedures require selection and generation of keys with adequate length and strength for the chosen algorithm.
Specifies required cryptography types and parameters, preventing selection of inadequate encryption strength.
Prompt patching corrects inadequate encryption strength when vendors release updates that increase key sizes or algorithm security.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Strong encryption is required to protect confidentiality of data-at-rest.
Strong encryption is required to protect confidentiality of data-in-transit.
Hardened baselines can enforce minimum cryptographic algorithm and key-length settings.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Requiring the organization to define and enforce minimum cryptographic strength prevents deployment of insufficient key lengths or weak ciphers that can be brute-forced.
Hardening callouts derived
Configuration rules from DISA STIG baselines that bear on weaknesses of the type cited by this CVE. Each rule is shown with the relationship its mapping actually records, against the CWE it was authored against. Derived via CVE→CWE over `controls_xwalks` (authoritative rows only; rows rated `none` are excluded).
Oracle Linux 9 (1 rule)
- V-271756 OL 9 local disk partitions must implement cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized disclosure or modification of all information that requires at rest protection. prevents CWE-326
RHEL 8 (1 rule)
- V-230224 All RHEL 8 local disk partitions must implement cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized disclosure or modification of all information that requires at rest protection. prevents CWE-326
RHEL 9 (1 rule)
- V-257879 RHEL 9 local disk partitions must implement cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized disclosure or modification of all information that requires at rest protection. prevents CWE-326
Windows Server 2016 (1 rule)
- V-224843 Systems requiring data at rest protections must employ cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized disclosure and modification of the information at rest. prevents CWE-326