CVE-2023-6448
Unitronics VisiLogic uses a default administrative password
Exploited in the wild. In CISA KEV since 2023‑12‑11. Fixed versions are out.
What to do
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- Unitronics VisiLogicAffected: < 9.9.00Upgrade to: 9.9.00Stated by: CVE record
- Unitronics Vision1210 FirmwareAffected: < 12.38Upgrade to: 12.38Stated by: NVD
- Unitronics Vision1040 FirmwareAffected: < 12.38Upgrade to: 12.38Stated by: NVD
- Unitronics Vision700 FirmwareAffected: < 12.38Upgrade to: 12.38Stated by: NVD
- Unitronics Vision570 FirmwareAffected: < 12.38Upgrade to: 12.38Stated by: NVD
Versions as the sources state them. 12 more products have version data. Full version matrix after sign-in
Coverage timeline
0 publishersAdded to CISA KEV catalog
Sourced from public security reporting — each date is when it was published, not when it happened.
What it is
From the CVE record
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.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Listed as exploited in the wild since 2023-12-11.
US federal agencies must remediate by 2023-12-18.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
2.1% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 81st percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
- Attention now
Rising.
Lifecycle
7 events over 930 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- EPSS band changemoderate → low
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Added to CISA KEV
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
- vision1210 firmwareICS / OT / IoT / plc-scada-hmi
- vision1040 firmwareICS / OT / IoT / plc-scada-hmi
- vision700 firmwareICS / OT / IoT / plc-scada-hmi
- vision570 firmwareICS / OT / IoT / plc-scada-hmi
- vision560 firmwareICS / OT / IoT / plc-scada-hmi
- vision430 firmwareICS / OT / IoT / plc-scada-hmi
- vision350 firmwareICS / OT / IoT / plc-scada-hmi
- vision130 firmwareICS / OT / IoT / plc-scada-hmi
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Scored 9.8 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
- Credential AccessT1552Unsecured Credentialshigh confidence
- Initial AccessT1078Valid Accountshigh confidence
Sources
References in the record
- downloads.unitronicsplc.com/Sites/plc/Technical_Library/Unitronics-Cybersecurity-Advisory-2023-001-CVE-2023-6448.pdf
- downloads.unitronicsplc.com/Sites/plc/Visilogic/Version_Changes-Bug_Reports/VisiLogic%209.9.00%20Version%20changes.pdf
- cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2023/11/28/exploitation-unitronics-plcs-used-water-and-wastewater-systems
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