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TI-2022-22785 Aliases CVE-2022-46141GHSA-2wph-4xpg-r884

Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7

Priority LOW 24CWE-316Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-312.

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) (All versions < V19). An information disclosure vulnerability could allow a local attacker to gain access to the access level password of the SIMATIC S7-1200 and S7-1500 CPUs, when entered by a legitimate user in the hardware configuration of the affected application.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00142 3rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) (Siemens): V19

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
SiemensSIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal)before V19V19Patch availableCNA
  • SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) VendorSiemens Affected before V19 Fixed in V19 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_step_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 19VulnerableSiemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_step_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 19 Vulnerable ·Siemens

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) (Siemens) Fixed in V19

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-46141
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2wph-4xpg-r884

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-11164 Code injection in Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2020-06109 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Siemens Opcenter Execution Discrete CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2021-18550 Improper access control in Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 V15 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2020-06108 Heap-based buffer overflow in Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2 and earlier CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2020-06107 Uncontrolled search path in Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2 and earlier CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2015-01433 Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) 12 and 13 before 13 SP1 Upd1 allows man-in-the-middle… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
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Sources

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