CVE-2013-6920

critical
Published 2013-12-07 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
10.0
VIR risk
10.0

Description

Siemens SINAMICS S/G controllers with firmware before 4.6.11 do not require authentication for FTP and TELNET sessions, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via TCP traffic to port (1) 21 or (2) 23.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.siemens.com/innovation/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-742938.pdf

References

CWEs

CWE-287

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.