CVE-2024-0220 | BDVDB-2026-225379 Detail

B&R Industrial AutomationAutomation Studio

Description#

B&R Automation Studio Upgrade Service and B&R Technology Guarding use insufficient cryptography for communication to the upgrade and the licensing servers. A network-based attacker could exploit the vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the products or sniff sensitive data.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-1240 Use of a Cryptographic Primitive with a Risky Implementation
CWE-319 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

References#

https://www.br-automation.com/fileadmin/SA23P019_Automation_Studio_Upgrade_Service_uses_insufficient_encryption.pdf-1b3b181c.pdf

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12024-02-22Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-09-19Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2024-02-22
Last modified: 2024-09-19

Vendor information

Vendor: B&R Industrial Automation
Product: Automation Studio

All B&R Industrial Automation vulnerabilities

Score

8.3 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 30.5.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Code Injection

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 4.0 and < 4.6
Fixed
4.6

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

8.3 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	High
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	Required
Scope	Changed
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).