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TI-2018-03435 Aliases CVE-2018-4859GHSA-qgw8-7h98-hhc2

OS command injection in Siemens SCALANCE M875

Priority LOW 38CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE M875 (All versions). An authenticated remote attacker with access to the web interface (443/tcp), could execute arbitrary operating system commands. Successful exploitation requires that the attacker has network access to the web interface. The attacker must be authenticated as administrative user to exploit the security vulnerability. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the device. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03679 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
SiemensSCALANCE M875SCALANCE M875 All versions—No fix listedCNA
  • SCALANCE M875 VendorSiemens Affected SCALANCE M875 All versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_m875_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_m875:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onSiemens
  • cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_m875_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_m875:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Siemens

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-4859
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qgw8-7h98-hhc2

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2018-08172 Stack-based buffer overflow in Siemens SCALANCE M875 CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-03436 OS command injection in Siemens SCALANCE M875 CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2018-08174 Cross-site scripting in Siemens SCALANCE M875 CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2018-03437 Path traversal in Siemens SCALANCE M875 CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.9
  • TI-2018-08173 Cross-site request forgery in Siemens SCALANCE M875 CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.8

Sources

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