Improper authentication in Siemens Cerberus DMS
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 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
A vulnerability has been identified in Cerberus DMS (All versions), Desigo CC (All versions), Desigo CC Compact (All versions), SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.16 (All versions in default configuration), SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.17 (All versions in non-default configuration), SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.18 (All versions in non-default configuration). Affected applications use client-side only authentication, when neither server-side authentication (SSA) nor Kerberos authentication is enabled. In this configuration, attackers could impersonate other users or exploit the client-server protocol without being authenticated.
Why it matters now
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 | Cerberus DMS | All versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Siemens | Desigo CC | All versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Siemens | Desigo CC Compact | All versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Siemens | SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.16 | All versions in default configuration | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Siemens | SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.17 | All versions in non-default configuration | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Siemens | SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.18 | All versions in non-default configuration | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cerberus DMS VendorSiemens Affected All versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Desigo CC VendorSiemens Affected All versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Desigo CC Compact VendorSiemens Affected All versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.16 VendorSiemens Affected All versions in default configuration Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.17 VendorSiemens Affected All versions in non-default configuration Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.18 VendorSiemens Affected All versions in non-default configuration Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:siemens:cerberus_dms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Siemens |
| cpe:2.3:a:siemens:desigo_cc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Siemens |
| cpe:2.3:a:siemens:desigo_cc_compact:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Siemens |
| cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc_open_architecture:3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.16 | Vulnerable | Siemens |
| cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc_open_architecture:3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.17 | Vulnerable | Siemens |
| cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc_open_architecture:3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.18 | Vulnerable | Siemens |
- cpe:2.3:a:siemens:cerberus_dms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Siemens
- cpe:2.3:a:siemens:desigo_cc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Siemens
- cpe:2.3:a:siemens:desigo_cc_compact:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Siemens
- cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc_open_architecture:3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.16 Vulnerable ·Siemens
- cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc_open_architecture:3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.17 Vulnerable ·Siemens
- cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc_open_architecture:3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.18 Vulnerable ·Siemens
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-33139
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-28c6-247x-r9mw
References
More Siemens Cerberus Dms vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-15243 Deserialization of untrusted data in Siemens Cerberus DMS V4.0 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2022-33139 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-33139 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-28c6-247x-r9mw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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