CVE-2024-32006
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 · uneditedA vulnerability has been identified in SINEMA Remote Connect Client (All versions < V3.2 SP2). The affected application does not expire the user session on reboot without logout. This could allow an attacker to bypass Multi-Factor Authentication.
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 confidenceSINEMA Remote Connect Client fails to invalidate user sessions when the system reboots without an explicit logout. This session persistence allows an attacker with local access to use the existing authenticated session without re-authentication, effectively bypassing the MFA protection that should be enforced on new session establishment.
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< 3.2= 3.2CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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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Verify SINEMA Remote Connect Client is installedCheck Windows installed programs list or review registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Siemens\SINEMA Remote Connect for installation evidenceAffected if The product is installed and present on the system
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Identify installed version numberLocate the SINEMA Remote Connect Client executable or DLL file (typically in Program Files\Siemens\SINEMA Remote Connect\) and view its version properties, or query the registry key where the installed version is storedAffected if Version cannot be determined or is not visible
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Compare version to affected rangeMatch the identified version against the vulnerable range: versions less than 3.2, or exactly version 3.2Affected if Installed version is < 3.2 or equals 3.2 exactly
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Confirm session usage since last rebootCheck if any user authenticated to the SINEMA Remote Connect Client prior to the most recent system reboot without performing an explicit logoutAffected if Authenticated session existed before a reboot without logout
A system is affected if SINEMA Remote Connect Client version 3.2 or any version below 3.2 is installed and a user session was active prior to a system reboot without explicit logout, allowing potential session reuse.
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 · scoped3.2
Upgrade to SINEMA Remote Connect Client V3.2 SP2 or later, which properly invalidates user sessions on system reboot.
V3.2 SP2
- 1. Check the current installed version of SINEMA Remote Connect Client (Help > About)
- 2. Download SINEMA Remote Connect Client V3.2 SP2 or later from the Siemens industrial security website or cert-portal.siemens.com
- 3. Close any running instances of SINEMA Remote Connect Client
- 4. Run the installer for the updated version
- 5. Follow the installation wizard prompts to complete the upgrade
- 6. After installation, verify the version shows V3.2 SP2 or higher in Help > About
- 7. Reboot the system to confirm sessions are properly expired after restart
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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-32006 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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