CVE-2020-15786 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2020-15786

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels...

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 2nd Generation (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions < V16), SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions <= V16), SIMATIC HMI Mobile Panels (All versions <= V16), SIMATIC HMI Unified Comfort Panels (All versions <= V16). Affected devices insufficiently block excessive authentication attempts. This could allow a remote attacker to discover user passwords and obtain access to the Sm@rt Server via a brute-force attack.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 2nd Generation (incl. SIPLUS variants), SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels (incl. SIPLUS variants), SIMATIC HMI Mobile Panels, SIMATIC HMI Unified Comfort Panels
Vulnerable Versions:
All versions < V16, All versions <= V16

Timeline

Official Publish: September 9th, 2020
Last Modified: June 2nd, 2026
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)