ICS Advisories

Risk evaluation

The CODESYS Control runtime system provides a user management mechanism with multiple privilege groups including the visualization administrators group, which is intended solely to manage visualization users. Due to insufficient authorization checks an authenticated remote user with low-privileged visualization administrator access can delete higher-privileged accounts. However, independent mechanisms protect the deletion of the last remaining device admin user, preventing a complete loss of administrative access to the device. The CODESYS Control runtime system is only affected if the optional visualization user management feature is enabled and a visualization administrator account has been configured.

Mitigation summary

Update the following products to version 3.5.22.20. * CODESYS Control RTE (SL) * CODESYS Control RTE (for Beckhoff CX) SL * CODESYS Control Win (SL) * CODESYS HMI (SL) * CODESYS Runtime Toolkit The CODESYS Development System and the products available as CODESYS add-ons can be downloaded and installed directly with the CODESYS Installer or be downloaded from the CODESYS Store. Alternatively, as well as for all other products, you will find further information on obtaining the software update in the CODESYS Update area https://www.codesys.com/download/.