CVE-2024-47565VulnerabilityPublished 8 Oct 2024Updated 10 Mar 2026

CVE-2024-47565: Siemens SINEC Security Monitor · Permissive List of Allowed Inputs

Affects Siemens SINEC Security MonitorSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.3 Medium.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

4.3Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 31% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Base metrics

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Temporal metrics

Exploit Code Maturity: Proof-of-Concept
Remediation Level: Official Fix
Report Confidence: Confirmed

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker is authorized with (i.e., requires) privileges that provide basic user capabilities that could normally affect only settings and files owned by a user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges may have the ability to cause an impact only to non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the impacted component.
Integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact on the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.
Exploit Code Maturity: Proof-of-Concept: Proof-of-concept exploit code is available, or an attack demonstration is not practical for most systems. The code or technique is not functional in all situations and may require substantial modification by a skilled attacker.
Remediation Level: Official Fix: A complete vendor solution is available. Either the vendor has issued an official patch, or an upgrade is available.
Report Confidence: Confirmed: Detailed reports exist, or functional reproduction is possible (functional exploits may provide this). Source code is available to independently verify the assertions of the research, or the author or vendor of the affected code has confirmed the presence of the vulnerability.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 Oct 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Siemens SINEC Security Monitor	Affected =0	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

1. Upgrade to Siemens SINEC Security Monitor version 4.9.0 or later once the patch is released to ensure proper input validation. 2. Until a patch is available, restrict authenticated user access to the SINEC Security Monitor application to only trusted personnel with a strict need-to-know basis. 3. Implement strong authentication mechanisms, including multi-factor authentication, to reduce the risk of unauthorized access. 4. Monitor configuration changes and maintain detailed audit logs to detect unauthorized modifications promptly. 5. Employ network segmentation to isolate the SINEC Security Monitor system from less trusted network zones. 6. Conduct regular security reviews and penetration testing focused on configuration management interfaces. 7. Educate administrators about the risks of improper configuration changes and enforce change management policies. 8. Consider deploying intrusion detection or prevention systems to monitor for anomalous activity related to configuration changes. These steps go beyond generic advice by focusing on limiting authenticated user privileges, monitoring configuration integrity, and preparing for patch deployment.

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SINEC Security Monitor (All versions < V4.9.0). The affected application does not properly validate that user input complies with a list of allowed values. This could allow an authenticated remote attacker to compromise the integrity of the configuration of the affected application.

Impact

The primary impact of CVE-2024-47565 is the compromise of configuration integrity within Siemens SINEC Security Monitor. This can lead to unauthorized changes in monitoring rules, alerting thresholds, or other security-related settings, potentially allowing attackers to evade detection or disable critical security functions. Although confidentiality and availability are not directly affected, the integrity breach can indirectly facilitate further attacks or operational failures. Organizations relying on SINEC Security Monitor for industrial network security may experience reduced visibility into network events or false negatives in threat detection. This risk is heightened in environments where multiple users have authenticated access or where access controls are weak. The vulnerability could also undermine compliance with security policies and regulatory requirements related to industrial control system security. Given the widespread use of Siemens products in critical infrastructure sectors such as energy, manufacturing, and transportation, the impact could be significant if exploited in targeted attacks.

CWE-183Permissive List of Allowed Inputs (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessOWASP Top 10 A06:2025: Insecure Design (opens in a new tab)
The product implements a protection mechanism that relies on a list of inputs (or properties of inputs) that are explicitly allowed by policy because the inputs are assumed to be safe, but the list is too permissive - that is, it allows an input that is unsafe, leading to resultant weaknesses.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Secure Design Principles (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Double Encoding (opens in a new tab)
Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters (opens in a new tab)
Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers (opens in a new tab)
Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-430425.html (opens in a new tab)

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 10 Mar 2026, 17:50 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-183

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