Unitronics VisiLogic uses a default administrative password
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.
- Published
- Dec 5, 2023
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.1% · 81th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-1188
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- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 30 / 30 · Listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.1%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- active
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 9.8
- CNA · cisa-cg
- 9.8
- agree
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Actively exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Dec 11, 2023. That signals real attacks, not theory.
Remediation deadline for government agencies: Dec 18, 2023.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| unitronics | vision1210 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:unitronics:vision1210_firmware |
| unitronics | vision1210 | cpe:2.3:h:unitronics:vision1210 |
| unitronics | vision1040 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:unitronics:vision1040_firmware |
| unitronics | vision1040 | cpe:2.3:h:unitronics:vision1040 |
| unitronics | vision700 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:unitronics:vision700_firmware |
| unitronics | vision700 | cpe:2.3:h:unitronics:vision700 |
| unitronics | vision570 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:unitronics:vision570_firmware |
| unitronics | vision570 | cpe:2.3:h:unitronics:vision570 |
| unitronics | vision560 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:unitronics:vision560_firmware |
| unitronics | vision560 | cpe:2.3:h:unitronics:vision560 |
| unitronics | vision430 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:unitronics:vision430_firmware |
| unitronics | vision430 | cpe:2.3:h:unitronics:vision430 |
and 21 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- unitronics samba 3.5 firmwarebefore 12.38
- unitronics samba 4.3 firmwarebefore 12.38
- unitronics samba 7 firmwarebefore 12.38
- unitronics visilogicbefore 9.9.00
- unitronics vision1040 firmwarebefore 12.38
- unitronics vision120 firmwarebefore 12.38
- unitronics vision1210 firmwarebefore 12.38
- unitronics vision130 firmwarebefore 12.38
- unitronics vision230 firmwarebefore 12.38
- unitronics vision280 firmwarebefore 12.38
- unitronics vision290 firmwarebefore 12.38
- unitronics vision350 firmwarebefore 12.38
- unitronics vision430 firmwarebefore 12.38
- unitronics vision530 firmwarebefore 12.38
- unitronics vision560 firmwarebefore 12.38
- unitronics vision570 firmwarebefore 12.38
- unitronics vision700 firmwarebefore 12.38
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (cisa-cg). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Unitronics VisiLogic
- before 9.9.00affected
Same product
unitronics: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2023-2003Embedded malicious code vulnerability in Unitronics Vision121039Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- CISA KEV+5 d
- TodaySep 30, 2026+1030 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-1188 · Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure DefaultCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpChange log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- 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
- www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2023/11/28/exploitation-unitronics-plcs-used-water-and-wastewater-systems
- www.unitronicsplc.com/cyber_security_vision-samba/
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-6448
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.