# Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Siemens AG SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 1st Generation (incl. SIPLUS variants) and others

CVE record · `CVE-2020-7592`

- **Identifiers:** `CVE-2020-7592`
- **State:** Confirmed
- **Severity:** No CVSS score
- **Critical:** No
- **CNA:** siemens
- **Weakness (CWE):** [CWE-319](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/319.html)
- **Tags:** [Weak cryptography or TLS](https://agentprime.io/advisories/tag/weak-crypto.md)
- **Technologies:** [Siemens AG SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 1st Generation (incl. SIPLUS variants)](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-ag-simatic-hmi-basic-panels-1st-generation-incl-siplus-variants.md) · [Siemens AG SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 2nd Generation (incl. SIPLUS variants)](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-ag-simatic-hmi-basic-panels-2nd-generation-incl-siplus-variants.md) · [Siemens AG SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels (incl. SIPLUS variants)](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-ag-simatic-hmi-comfort-panels-incl-siplus-variants.md) · [Siemens AG SIMATIC HMI KTP700F Mobile Arctic](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-ag-simatic-hmi-ktp700f-mobile-arctic.md) · [Siemens AG SIMATIC HMI Mobile Panels 2nd Generation](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-ag-simatic-hmi-mobile-panels-2nd-generation.md) · [Siemens AG SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Advanced](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-ag-simatic-wincc-runtime-advanced.md)
- **Published:** 14 Jul 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Reviewed by a person:** No

Published by the CVE Program (CNA: siemens) at 14 Jul 2020, 13:18 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known. This CVE names a vendor and product rather than a package, so the lockfile check doesn’t match it.

## Affected products, as the CNA wrote them

- Vendor: Siemens AG. Product: SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 1st Generation (incl. SIPLUS variants).
  - affected: `All versions`
- Vendor: Siemens AG. Product: SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 2nd Generation (incl. SIPLUS variants).
  - affected: `All versions`
- Vendor: Siemens AG. Product: SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels (incl. SIPLUS variants).
  - affected: `All versions`
- Vendor: Siemens AG. Product: SIMATIC HMI KTP700F Mobile Arctic.
  - affected: `All versions`
- Vendor: Siemens AG. Product: SIMATIC HMI Mobile Panels 2nd Generation.
  - affected: `All versions`
- Vendor: Siemens AG. Product: SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Advanced.
  - affected: `All versions`

## Not analysed yet

We haven’t published our own analysis of this CVE. If a person reviews it, this page will say what’s affected and what has to be true for it to matter.

## Severity and exploitation

No source has published a CVSS score for this record yet.

- **CISA KEV:** Not listed.
- **EPSS:** 0.0033, the 26th percentile, on 6 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

## Timeline

This record came from the full history of the CVE Program, published 14 Jul 2020. New records show when each source confirmed them.

## Sources

- [CVE List: CVE-2020-7592](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7592)
- [NVD: CVE-2020-7592](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7592)

### References from the CNA

- <https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-364335.pdf>
- <https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-196-04>

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