Is CVE-2024-32741 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-32741 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-32741?

CVE-2024-32741 has a CVSS v3 base score of 10.0 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-32741?

CVE-2024-32741 has an EPSS score of 0.63% (46th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-32741?

Upgrade simatic cn 4100 firmware to 3.0 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-32741

CRITICAL

10.0

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CN 4100 (All versions < V3.0). The affected device contains hard coded password which is used for the privileged system user `root` and for the boot loader `GRUB` by default . An attacker who manages to crack the password hash gains root access to the device.

CWE-259

How to fix

Remediation Available

simatic cn 4100 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 3.0Fixed in:3.0CVE-2024-32741derived from NVD

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

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.63%probability of exploitation in 30 days

46thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 46% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

cert-portal.siemens.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-08-26.