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CVE-2017-2684 affects Siemens SIMATIC Logon before V1.5 SP3 Update 2. A person who knows a valid username and has physical or network access to the affected system may bypass application-level authentication. This matters most where SIMATIC Logon protects operational or industrial systems. Exposure is limited to environments running SIMATIC Logon below V1.5 SP3 Update 2. Risk rises when the system is reachable from OT networks, shared admin workstations, remote access paths, or locations where physical access is plausible. Prioritize remediation for production OT environments, especially where SIMATIC Logon protects engineering, operator, or process-control access. The issue has meaningful access-control impact, but the sources do not show active exploitation or a CVSS score. Mitigation focus: Upgrade SIMATIC Logon to V1.5 SP3 Update 2 or later where applicable.; Review Siemens advisory SSA-931064 for vendor-specific remediation details.; Restrict network access to SIMATIC Logon systems to trusted management paths..
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- https://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-931064.pdfCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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DEPRECATED: Authentication Bypass Issues
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