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CVE-2024-12569 Milestone Systems CVE debrief

A high-severity information disclosure vulnerability in Siemens Siveillance Video Device Pack (formerly Milestone XProtect Device Pack) exposes camera credentials in driver log files on the Recording Server. Published January 14, 2025, this flaw allows attackers with local access to read sensitive authentication data under specific conditions. The vulnerability carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.8 (HIGH severity) and was last modified May 6, 2025. Siemens has released a vendor fix in version 13.5 or later.

Vendor
Milestone Systems
Product
Siveillance Video Device Pack
CVSS
HIGH 7.8
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2025-01-14
Original CVE updated
2025-05-06
Advisory published
2025-01-14
Advisory updated
2025-05-06

Who should care

Organizations running Siemens Siveillance Video or legacy Milestone XProtect installations with third-party camera Device Packs, particularly those in critical infrastructure, physical security operations, and industrial environments where camera credential compromise could enable surveillance system manipulation or lateral movement.

Technical summary

The vulnerability exists in the Device Pack driver for third-party cameras used with Siemens Siveillance Video (formerly Milestone XProtect). Under specific conditions, camera credentials stored in the Recording Server are written to driver log files in cleartext. An attacker with local access to these log files can read the exposed credentials. The attack requires local access (AV:L), high attack complexity (AC:H), and low privileges (PR:L), but successful exploitation yields high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability with changed scope (S:C). The vulnerability was addressed in version 13.5.

Defensive priority

HIGH

Recommended defensive actions

  • Update Siveillance Video Device Pack to version 13.5 or later to apply the vendor fix
  • Restrict local access to driver log files on the Recording Server to trusted personnel only
  • Review and rotate camera credentials that may have been exposed in log files prior to patching
  • Implement defense-in-depth controls for industrial control systems per CISA guidance
  • Monitor Recording Server log directories for unauthorized access attempts

Evidence notes

CVE description and remediation details sourced from CISA CSAF advisory ICSA-25-016-03. CVSS vector AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H indicates local attack vector with high attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and changed scope with high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2024-12569 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-12569

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2024-12569 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12569

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

  • Source item URL

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2025/icsa-25-016-03.json

    cisa_csaf

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/csaf/ssa-404759.json

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-404759.html

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-016-03

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/alerts/ICS-ALERT-10-301-01

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://us-cert.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/recommended_practices/NCCIC_ICS-CERT_Defense_in_Depth_2016_S508C.pdf

    Reference

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.