CVE-2023-40724

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Published Sep 12, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.3 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in QMS Automotive (All versions < V12.39). User credentials are found in memory as plaintext. An attacker could perform a memory dump, and get access to credentials, and use it for impersonation.

Analysis

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Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Siemens

QMS Automotive

unknown

Version	Status	Constraints
`All versions < V12.39`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:siemens:qms_automotive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-45278	A vulnerability has been identified in QMS Automotive (All versions < V12.39). User credentials are found in memory as plaintext. An attacker could perform a memory dump, and get access to credentials, and use it for impersonation.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.130% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-147266.pdf

History

Mar 4, 2025 3:45 AM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Siemens Qms Automotive

Weaknesses

CWE-316
Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in Memory

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 27, 2025, 8:56 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: siemens
Published: Sep 12, 2023, 9:32 AM
Updated: Feb 27, 2025, 8:56 PM
Reserved: Aug 21, 2023, 10:57 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:38 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:38 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:19 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 12, 2023, 10:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:19 AM

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