TI-2018-10027 Aliases CVE-2018-13816 GHSA-vx39-fw57-q8mc

Improper access control in Siemens TIM 1531 IRC

MEDIUM 48CWE-284Published 2018-12-12 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
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-284.

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified in TIM 1531 IRC (All version < V2.0). The devices was missing proper authentication on port 102/tcp, although configured. Successful exploitation requires an attacker to be able to send packets to port 102/tcp of the affected device. No user interaction and no user privileges are required to exploit the vulnerability. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this vulnerability was known.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02796 86th 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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Siemens	TIM 1531 IRC	TIM 1531 IRC : All version < V2.0	—	No fix listed	CNA

TIM 1531 IRC VendorSiemens Affected TIM 1531 IRC : All version < V2.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:siemens:tim_1531_irc_firmware::::::::	before 2.0	Vulnerable	Siemens
cpe:2.3:h:siemens:tim_1531_irc:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	Siemens

cpe:2.3:o:siemens:tim_1531_irc_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.0 Vulnerable ·Siemens
cpe:2.3:h:siemens:tim_1531_irc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Siemens

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-13816
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vx39-fw57-q8mc

References

Advisory 1

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-982399.pdf

TI-2021-02413 NULL pointer deref in signature_algorithms processing CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
TI-2018-03418 Improper authentication in Siemens TIM 1531 IRC CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2020-16898 Uncontrolled resource consumption in lldp/openvswitch CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2021-15266 A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC Drive Controller family (All versions <… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2021-15247 A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC Drive Controller family (All versions >=… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2021-15267 Memory leak in Siemens SIMATIC Drive Controller family CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

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Sources

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