Password recovery vulnerability in SICK SIM1000 FX Partnumber 1097816 and 1097817 with firmware version < 1.6.0 allows an unprivileged remote attacker to gain access to the userlevel defined as RecoverableUserLevel by invocating the password recovery mechanism method. The recommended solution is to update the firmware to a version >= 1.6.0 as soon as possible. (available in SICK Support Portal)