CVE-2022-27586
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedPassword recovery vulnerability in SICK SIM1004 Partnumber 1098148 with firmware version <2.0.0 allows an unprivileged remote attacker to gain access to the userlevel defined as RecoverableUserLevel by invocating the password recovery mechanism method. This leads to an increase in their privileges on the system and thereby affecting the confidentiality integrity and availability of the system. An attacker can expect repeatable success by exploiting the vulnerability. The recommended solution is to update the firmware to a version >= 2.0.0 as soon as possible (available in SICK Support Portal).
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidencePassword recovery vulnerability in SICK SIM1004 industrial sensor allows an unprivileged remote attacker to invoke the password recovery mechanism and gain access to the RecoverableUserLevel, achieving privilege escalation. This affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the device.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 2.0.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the device modelLocate the physical device or check the device inventory/management interface to confirm the model is SICK SIM1004Affected if The device is not a SICK SIM1004 unit (different models have different vulnerability statuses)
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Check the installed firmware versionAccess the device web interface, management console, or use the vendor-supplied configuration tool to retrieve the current firmware version. Compare against the affected version range.Affected if Firmware version is 0p0g311 or any version lower than 2.0.0
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Verify password recovery mechanism accessibilityFrom an unprivileged network position, attempt to access or invoke the password recovery endpoint/feature on the device (such as /recover or similar recovery URL) without authenticationAffected if Password recovery is reachable without authentication from a remote network position
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Check for RecoverableUserLevel exposureAfter invoking the password recovery mechanism, observe whether the device returns or allows access to elevated RecoverableUserLevel privilegesAffected if The password recovery mechanism returns elevated privileges or grants access beyond the current user level
The environment is affected if the device is a SICK SIM1004 running firmware version 0p0g311 or any version below 2.0.0 with the password recovery feature accessible to unprivileged remote attackers.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped2.0.0
Update firmware to version 2.0.0 or higher (available from SICK Support Portal) to remediate the vulnerability.
firmware version 2.0.0 or later
- Obtain the SICK SIM1004 firmware version 2.0.0 or later from the SICK Support Portal
- Access the device management interface for the SIM1004 device
- Upload and install the firmware update following SICK's standard firmware upgrade procedure
- Verify the firmware has been successfully updated to version 2.0.0 or later
- Confirm the password recovery mechanism now requires proper authentication
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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