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CVE-2024-41788 Siemens CVE debrief

CVE-2024-41788 is a critical Siemens issue affecting the SENTRON 7KT PAC1260 Data Manager web interface. According to the advisory, specific GET request parameters are not sanitized, which can allow an authenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. The source corpus also states that no fix is currently planned, so compensating controls are important.

Vendor
Siemens
Product
SENTRON 7KT PAC1260 Data Manager
CVSS
CRITICAL 9.1
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2025-04-08
Original CVE updated
2025-04-08
Advisory published
2025-04-08
Advisory updated
2025-04-08

Who should care

OT/ICS operators, Siemens SENTRON 7KT PAC1260 Data Manager administrators, plant and facility engineers, and security teams responsible for industrial web interfaces and remote access controls.

Technical summary

The advisory describes an input-sanitization failure in the device web interface. In specific GET requests, parameters are not properly sanitized, creating a path for authenticated remote code execution with root privileges. The provided CVSS vector is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H, reflecting network reachability, low attack complexity, required high privileges, and high impact. The supplied corpus does not provide affected version ranges, so this debrief avoids version-specific assumptions.

Defensive priority

Immediate. This is a critical authenticated RCE issue on an industrial product, with root-level impact and no fix currently planned in the source advisory.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Restrict access to the device web interface to trusted management networks only.
  • Enforce least-privilege access and review who can authenticate to affected devices.
  • Segment affected OT assets from broader IT and user networks.
  • Monitor for suspicious authenticated web activity, unexpected configuration changes, and abnormal device behavior.
  • Apply vendor- and CISA-recommended compensating controls while awaiting any future remediation updates.
  • If risk cannot be sufficiently reduced, consider operational isolation or replacement planning for exposed assets.

Evidence notes

Core facts come from the CISA CSAF advisory and the linked Siemens advisory references. The source states that the web interface does not sanitize input parameters in specific GET requests, that an authenticated remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with root privileges, and that no fix is currently planned. Publication and modification dates in the supplied timeline are 2025-04-08, which are used here as advisory dates rather than issue dates.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2024-41788 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-41788

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

  • CVE-2024-41788 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-41788

    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-25-100-06.json

    cisa_csaf

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/csaf/ssa-187636.json

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-187636.html

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-100-06

    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.