Automation Runtime: Inadequate Encryption Strength
CVE-2024-5800 is a high-severity inadequate encryption strength vulnerability in Automation Runtime from B&R Industrial Automation, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an unauthenticated attacker, without any action from a user. The record lists version 6.0.0 as the first without the flaw, so updating Automation Runtime to that release or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.
High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.
What to do
- Update Automation Runtime to 6.0.0 or a later version.
- Read the advisory on br-automation.com for workarounds and exact fixed builds.
- Until you can update, restrict network access to the affected service so it is not reachable from untrusted networks.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| B&R Industrial Automation | Automation Runtime | before 6.0.0 | 6.0.0 |
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
- Attack complexity
- LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
- Privileges required
- NoneNo account or login is needed.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- NoneNothing can be modified.
- Availability
- NoneAvailability is not affected.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. Scored by NVD.
| Scoring system | Score | Severity | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | 8.3 | High | CNA (ch.abb.com) |
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.5 | High | NVD |
Official description
Diffie-Hellman groups with insufficient strength are used in the SSL/TLS stack of B&R Automation Runtime versions before 6.0.2, allowing a network attacker to decrypt the SSL/TLS communication.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Inadequate Encryption Strength
The product stores or transmits sensitive data using an encryption scheme that is theoretically sound, but is not strong enough for the level of protection required.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- Use an encryption scheme that is currently considered to be strong by experts in the field.
More Inadequate Encryption Strength vulnerabilities (CWE-326)
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: partial).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Other vulnerabilities in Automation Runtime
- 10.0 Critical severity
- 7.5 High severity
- 7.2 High severity
- 9.8 Critical severity
Recent Inadequate Encryption Strength vulnerabilities
- 8.1 High severity
- 8.6 High severity
- 7.5 High severity
- 7.5 High severity
- 7.8 High severity
- 7.1 High severity
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