{"id":"CVE-2018-11461","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-11461","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:11:46.580Z","title":"A vulnerability has been identified in SINUMERIK 808D V4.7 (All versions), SINUMERIK 808D V4.8 (All versions), SINUMERIK 828D V4.7 (All versions < V4.7 SP6 HF1), SINUMERIK 840D sl V4.7 (All versions < V4.7 SP6 HF5), SINUMERIK 840D sl V4.8 (All versions…","description":"A vulnerability has been identified in SINUMERIK 808D V4.7 (All versions), SINUMERIK 808D V4.8 (All versions), SINUMERIK 828D V4.7 (All versions < V4.7 SP6 HF1), SINUMERIK 840D sl V4.7 (All versions < V4.7 SP6 HF5), SINUMERIK 840D sl V4.8 (All versions < V4.8 SP3). A local attacker with user privileges could use the service command application for privilege escalation to an elevated user but not root. The security vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker with local access to the affected systems. Successful exploitation requires user privileges but no user interaction. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to compromise confidentiality, integrity and availability of the system. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known.","published":"2018-12-12T16:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:35:59.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"productcert@siemens.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":6.6,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L"},"cwe":["CWE-264"],"affected":["siemens/sinumerik 808d v4.7 firmware","siemens/sinumerik 808d v4.8 firmware","siemens/sinumerik 828d v4.7 firmware","siemens/sinumerik 840d sl v4.7 firmware","siemens/sinumerik 840d sl v4.8 firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.00351,"percentile":0.28563,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.35%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106185","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"productcert@siemens.com"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-170881.pdf","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"productcert@siemens.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106185","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-170881.pdf","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11461","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}