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GHSA-3R8P-3X67-72V8

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-12-05 18:30 – Updated: 2025-10-22 00:32

Details

Unitronics Vision Series PLCs and HMIs use default administrative passwords. An unauthenticated attacker with network access to a PLC or HMI can take administrative control of the system.

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical)


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

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CVE-2023-6448 (GCVE-0-2023-6448)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-05 17:43 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:05

Summary

Unitronics VisiLogic before version 9.9.00, used in Vision and Samba PLCs and HMIs, uses a default administrative password. An unauthenticated attacker with network access can take administrative control of a vulnerable system.

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical)


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

CWE

CWE-1188 - Insecure Default Initialization of Resource

Assigner

cisa-cg

References

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	https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2023/11/2…	government-resource
	https://www.unitronicsplc.com/cyber_security_visi…
	https://downloads.unitronicsplc.com/Sites/plc/Vis…	release-notes
	https://downloads.unitronicsplc.com/Sites/plc/Tec…	vendor-advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Unitronics	VisiLogic	Affected: 0 , < 9.9.00 (custom)

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GHSA-3R8P-3X67-72V8

CVE-2023-6448 (GCVE-0-2023-6448)

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