CVE-2023-44322

Siemens 6Gk5205-3Bb00-2Ab2 Firmware ≤ 4.5

Published

14 November 2023

Modified

11 February 2025

Patch / advisory

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CVSS Score v3.1 3.7

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Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

EPSS Score 0.0088 58th percentile

Risk Priority 34 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2023-44322 is a low-severity Unchecked Return Value (CWE-252) vulnerability in Siemens 6Gk5205-3Bb00-2Ab2 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 3.7 (Low).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Data Obfuscation (T1001); ranked in the top 42% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-48676

Vulnerability Data

A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM RM1224 LTE(4G) EU (6GK6108-4AM00-2BA2) (All versions < V8.0), RUGGEDCOM RM1224 LTE(4G) NAM (6GK6108-4AM00-2DA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M804PB (6GK5804-0AP00-2AA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M812-1 ADSL-Router (6GK5812-1AA00-2AA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE…

M812-1 ADSL-Router (6GK5812-1BA00-2AA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M816-1 ADSL-Router (6GK5816-1AA00-2AA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M816-1 ADSL-Router (6GK5816-1BA00-2AA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M826-2 SHDSL-Router (6GK5826-2AB00-2AB2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M874-2 (6GK5874-2AA00-2AA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M874-3 (6GK5874-3AA00-2AA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M876-3 (6GK5876-3AA02-2BA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M876-3 (ROK) (6GK5876-3AA02-2EA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M876-4 (6GK5876-4AA10-2BA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M876-4 (EU) (6GK5876-4AA00-2BA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M876-4 (NAM) (6GK5876-4AA00-2DA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE MUM853-1 (EU) (6GK5853-2EA00-2DA1) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE MUM856-1 (EU) (6GK5856-2EA00-3DA1) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE MUM856-1 (RoW) (6GK5856-2EA00-3AA1) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE S615 EEC LAN-Router (6GK5615-0AA01-2AA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE S615 LAN-Router (6GK5615-0AA00-2AA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE WAB762-1 (6GK5762-1AJ00-6AA0) (All versions < V3.0.0), SCALANCE WAM763-1 (6GK5763-1AL00-7DA0) (All versions < V3.0.0), SCALANCE WAM763-1 (ME) (6GK5763-1AL00-7DC0) (All versions < V3.0.0), SCALANCE WAM763-1 (US) (6GK5763-1AL00-7DB0) (All versions < V3.0.0), SCALANCE WAM766-1 (6GK5766-1GE00-7DA0) (All versions < V3.0.0), SCALANCE WAM766-1 (ME) (6GK5766-1GE00-7DC0) (All versions < V3.0.0), SCALANCE WAM766-1 (US) (6GK5766-1GE00-7DB0) (All versions < V3.0.0), SCALANCE WAM766-1 EEC (6GK5766-1GE00-7TA0) (All versions < V3.0.0), SCALANCE WAM766-1 EEC (ME) (6GK5766-1GE00-7TC0) (All versions < V3.0.0), SCALANCE WAM766-1 EEC (US) (6GK5766-1GE00-7TB0) (All versions < V3.0.0), SCALANCE WUB762-1 (6GK5762-1AJ00-1AA0) (All versions < V3.0.0), SCALANCE WUB762-1 iFeatures (6GK5762-1AJ00-2AA0) (All versions < V3.0.0), SCALANCE WUM763-1 (6GK5763-1AL00-3AA0) (All versions < V3.0.0), SCALANCE WUM763-1 (6GK5763-1AL00-3DA0) (All versions < V3.0.0), SCALANCE WUM763-1 (US) (6GK5763-1AL00-3AB0) (All versions < V3.0.0), SCALANCE WUM763-1 (US) (6GK5763-1AL00-3DB0) (All versions < V3.0.0), SCALANCE WUM766-1 (6GK5766-1GE00-3DA0) (All versions < V3.0.0), SCALANCE WUM766-1 (ME) (6GK5766-1GE00-3DC0) (All versions < V3.0.0), SCALANCE WUM766-1 (USA) (6GK5766-1GE00-3DB0) (All versions < V3.0.0). Affected devices can be configured to send emails when certain events occur on the device. When presented with an invalid response from the SMTP server, the device triggers an error that disrupts email sending. An attacker with access to the network can use this to do disable notification of users when certain events occur.

CWE(s): CWE-252

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1001 Data Obfuscation Command And Control

Adversaries may obfuscate command and control traffic to make it more difficult to detect.

attack.mitre.org →

T1003.003 NTDS Credential Access

Adversaries may attempt to access or create a copy of the Active Directory domain database in order to steal credential information, as well as obtain other information about domain members such as devices, users, and access rights.

attack.mitre.org →

T1003.004 LSA Secrets Credential Access

Adversaries with SYSTEM access to a host may attempt to access Local Security Authority (LSA) secrets, which can contain a variety of different credential materials, such as credentials for service accounts.

attack.mitre.org →

T1003.007 Proc Filesystem Credential Access

Adversaries may gather credentials from the proc filesystem or `/proc`.

attack.mitre.org →

T1011.001 Exfiltration Over Bluetooth Exfiltration

Adversaries may attempt to exfiltrate data over Bluetooth rather than the command and control channel.

attack.mitre.org →

T1016 System Network Configuration Discovery Discovery

Adversaries may look for details about the network configuration and settings, such as IP and/or MAC addresses, of systems they access or through information discovery of remote systems.

attack.mitre.org →

Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

siemens

6gk5205-3bb00-2ab2 firmware

≤ 4.5

siemens

6gk5205-3bb00-2tb2 firmware

≤ 4.5

siemens

6gk5205-3bd00-2tb2 firmware

≤ 4.5

siemens

6gk5205-3bd00-2ab2 firmware

≤ 4.5

siemens

6gk5205-3bf00-2tb2 firmware

≤ 4.5

siemens

6gk5205-3bf00-2ab2 firmware

≤ 4.5

siemens

6gk5208-0ba00-2tb2 firmware

≤ 4.5

siemens

6gk5208-0ba00-2ab2 firmware

≤ 4.5

siemens

6gk5213-3bd00-2tb2 firmware

≤ 4.5

siemens

6gk5213-3bd00-2ab2 firmware

≤ 4.5

+61 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

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.

PR.PS-06 partial match

blocks

Secure SDLC practices directly require checking and handling all function return values to detect error conditions.

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.

A.5.14 Information transfer partial match

removes

A.5.15 Access control partial match

removes

A.5.16 Identity management partial match

removes

A.5.17 Authentication information partial match

removes

A.5.18 Access rights partial match

removes

A.8.10 Information deletion partial match

removes