CVE-2022-33138
HIGHDescription
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC MV540 H (All versions < V3.3), SIMATIC MV540 S (All versions < V3.3), SIMATIC MV550 H (All versions < V3.3), SIMATIC MV550 S (All versions < V3.3), SIMATIC MV560 U (All versions < V3.3), SIMATIC MV560 X (All versions < V3.3). Affected devices do not perform authentication for several web API endpoints. This could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to read and download data from the device.
How to fix
Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 63% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Function) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2017-10271 | High | 7.5 | 100% | KEV + Ransom | - |
| CVE-2023-42793 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV + Ransom | Fix |
| CVE-2025-3248 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2022-1388 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV + Ransom | Fix |
| CVE-2021-37415 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV | - |
| CVE-2023-21839 | High | 7.5 | 100% | KEV | - |
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