How severe is CVE-2024-53648?

CVE-2024-53648 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 6.8, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over physical access with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.

Is CVE-2024-53648 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (21st percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-53648?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

Does CVE-2024-53648 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2024-53648 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2024-52017.

When was CVE-2024-53648 published?

CVE-2024-53648 was published on 2025-02-11 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2024-53648

CVE-2024-53648 is a medium-severity vulnerability with a CVSS 3.x base score of 6.8. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-489.

Key facts

Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 6.8)
CVSS v4: 7.0
EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (21st percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2024-52017
Weakness: CWE-489
Published: 2025-02-11
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIPROTEC 5 6MD84 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 6MD85 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 6MD85 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 6MD86 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 6MD86 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 6MD89 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 6MU85 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7KE85 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7KE85 (CP300) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SA82 (CP100) (All versions < V8.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SA82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SA86 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SA86 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SA87 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SA87 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SD82 (CP100) (All versions < V8.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SD82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SD86 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SD86 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SD87 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SD87 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ81 (CP100) (All versions < V8.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ81 (CP150) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ82 (CP100) (All versions < V8.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ85 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ85 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ86 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ86 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SK82 (CP100) (All versions < V8.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SK82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SK85 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SK85 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SL82 (CP100) (All versions < V8.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SL82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SL86 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SL86 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SL87 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SL87 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SS85 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SS85 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7ST85 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7ST85 (CP300) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7ST86 (CP300) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SX82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SX85 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SY82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7UM85 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7UT82 (CP100) (All versions < V8.90), SIPROTEC 5 7UT82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7UT85 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7UT85 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7UT86 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7UT86 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7UT87 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7UT87 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7VE85 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7VK87 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7VK87 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7VU85 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 Compact 7SX800 (CP050) (All versions < V9.90). Affected devices do not properly limit access to a development shell accessible over a physical interface. This could allow an unauthenticated attacker with physical access to the device to execute arbitrary commands on the device.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-53648?: A vulnerability has been identified in SIPROTEC 5 6MD84 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 6MD85 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 6MD85 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 6MD86 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 6MD86 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 6MD89 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 6MU85 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7KE85 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7KE85 (CP300) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SA82 (CP100) (All versions < V8.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SA82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SA86 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SA86 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SA87 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SA87 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SD82 (CP100) (All versions < V8.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SD82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SD86 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SD86 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SD87 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SD87 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ81 (CP100) (All versions < V8.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ81 (CP150) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ82 (CP100) (All versions < V8.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ85 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ85 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ86 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ86 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SK82 (CP100) (All versions < V8.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SK82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SK85 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SK85 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SL82 (CP100) (All versions < V8.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SL82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SL86 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SL86 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SL87 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SL87 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SS85 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SS85 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7ST85 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7ST85 (CP300) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7ST86 (CP300) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SX82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SX85 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SY82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7UM85 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7UT82 (CP100) (All versions < V8.90), SIPROTEC 5 7UT82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7UT85 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7UT85 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7UT86 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7UT86 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7UT87 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7UT87 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7VE85 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7VK87 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7VK87 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 7VU85 (CP300) (All versions < V9.90), SIPROTEC 5 Compact 7SX800 (CP050) (All versions < V9.90). Affected devices do not properly limit access to a development shell accessible over a physical interface. This could allow an unauthenticated attacker with physical access to the device to execute arbitrary commands on the device.
How severe is CVE-2024-53648?: CVE-2024-53648 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 6.8, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over physical access with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
Is CVE-2024-53648 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (21st percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2024-53648?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
Does CVE-2024-53648 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2024-53648 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2024-52017.
When was CVE-2024-53648 published?: CVE-2024-53648 was published on 2025-02-11 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-687955.html

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