Siemens Healthineers Security Advisory 
SSA-016040

SUMMARY

syngo.plaza VB30E contains insecure password encryption vulnerability that could allow an attacker to extract original passwords and might gain unauthorized access.

Siemens Healthineers has released a new hot fix (HF07) for the syngo.plaza version VB30E and recommends to update to the latest version.

WORKAROUNDS AND MITIGATIONS 

Product specific remediations or mitigations can be found in the section Known affected Products.
Please follow the General Security Recommendations.

GENERAL SECURITY RECOMMENDATIONS 

In addition, Siemens Healthineers generelly recommends the following:

• Ensure you have appropriate backups and system restoration procedures.
• Securely delete any backup files that are no longer needed.
• For specific patch and remediation guidance information contact your local Siemens Healthineers Customer Service Engineer, portal or our Regional Support Center. 

To find your local contact, please refer to https://www.siemens-healthineers.com/how-can-we-help-you

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

syngo.plaza is a Picture Archiving and Communication System intended to display, process, read, report, print communicate, distribute, store, and archive digital medical images, including mammographic images. It supports the physician in diagnosis and treatment planning.

VULNERABILITY CLASSIFICATION

This chapter describes all vulnerabilities (CVE-IDs) addressed in this security advisory. Wherever applicable, it also documents the product-specific impact of the individual vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability CVE-2024-52334
The affected application does not encrypt the passwords properly. This could allow an attacker to recover the original passwords and might gain unauthorized access.

CVSS v3.1 Base Score:
5.3

CVSS Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS v4.0 Base Score:
6.3

CVSS Vector:
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CWE:
CWE-261: Weak Encoding for Password

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Siemens Healthineers thanks the following party for their efforts:

• Felix Eberstaller and Bernhard Lorenz from Limes Security for coordinated disclosure

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For further inquiries on security vulnerabilities in Siemens Healthineers products and solutions, please contact Siemens Healthineers.

HISTORY DATA 

V1.0 (2026-02-10): Publication Date

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