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CVE-2023-49691

Q: Is CVE-2023-49691 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2023-49691 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.6% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Q: What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-49691?

CVE-2023-49691 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2023-12-12
Fixed in8.0
WeaknessCWE-78

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Description

A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM RM1224 LTE(4G) EU (6GK6108-4AM00-2BA2) (All versions < V8.0), RUGGEDCOM RM1224 LTE(4G) NAM (6GK6108-4AM00-2DA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M804PB (6GK5804-0AP00-2AA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M812-1 ADSL-Router (6GK5812-1AA00-2AA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M812-1 ADSL-Router (6GK5812-1BA00-2AA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M816-1 ADSL-Router (6GK5816-1AA00-2AA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M816-1 ADSL-Router (6GK5816-1BA00-2AA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M826-2 SHDSL-Router (6GK5826-2AB00-2AB2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M874-2 (6GK5874-2AA00-2AA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M874-3 (6GK5874-3AA00-2AA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M876-3 (6GK5876-3AA02-2BA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M876-3 (ROK) (6GK5876-3AA02-2EA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M876-4 (6GK5876-4AA10-2BA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M876-4 (EU) (6GK5876-4AA00-2BA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M876-4 (NAM) (6GK5876-4AA00-2DA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE MUM853-1 (EU) (6GK5853-2EA00-2DA1) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE MUM856-1 (EU) (6GK5856-2EA00-3DA1) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE MUM856-1 (RoW) (6GK5856-2EA00-3AA1) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE S615 EEC LAN-Router (6GK5615-0AA01-2AA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE S615 LAN-Router (6GK5615-0AA00-2AA2) (All versions < V8.0). An Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command with root privileges vulnerability exists in the handling of the DDNS configuration. This could allow malicious local administrators to issue commands on system level after a successful IP address update.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2023-12-1212:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

Block these indicators

Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2023-49691?format=txt
CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2023-49691?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD

Siemens 6gk5615-0aa00-2aa2 firmwareversion to verify

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
8.0	< 8.0	8.0	NVD

Siemens 6gk5615-0aa01-2aa2 firmwareversion to verify

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
8.0	< 8.0	8.0	NVD

Siemens 6gk5804-0ap00-2aa2 firmwareversion to verify

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
8.0	< 8.0	8.0	NVD

17 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Vendor advisories

ICSA-24-046-09 CISA6 known affected
Siemens SCALANCE SC-600 Family
SCALANCE SC622-2C (6GK5622-2GS00-2AC2) · SCALANCE SC626-2C (6GK5626-2GS00-2AC2) · SCALANCE SC632-2C (6GK5632-2GS00-2AC2) · +3 more
ICSA-23-348-14 CISA20 known affected
Siemens RUGGEDCOM and SCALANCE M-800/S615 Family
RUGGEDCOM RM1224 LTE(4G) EU (6GK6108-4AM00-2BA2) · RUGGEDCOM RM1224 LTE(4G) NAM (6GK6108-4AM00-2DA2) · SCALANCE M804PB (6GK5804-0AP00-2AA2) · +17 more

Full record on NVD

Fix

Update Siemens 6gk5615-0aa00-2aa2 firmware to 8.0
Vendor fix CISA ICSA-24-046-09 · 6 productsUpdate to V3.0.2 or later version
Vendor fix CISA ICSA-23-348-14 · 20 productsUpdate to V8.0 or later version
Workaround from the vendor CISA ICSA-24-046-09 · 6 productsRestrict access to application webserver for trusted users only

Advisories and patches

cert-portal.siemens.comVendor Advisory

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

CNACVSS 3.17.2read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 3.16.7read 2026-10-23
CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-78read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score0.6 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: 2023-12-12
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-49691?

Is CVE-2023-49691 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2023-49691 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.6% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-49691?

CVE-2023-49691 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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