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CVE-2024-41795 Siemens CVE debrief

CVE-2024-41795 is a medium-severity CSRF issue affecting the web interface of Siemens SENTRON 7KT PAC1260 Data Manager. According to the 2025-04-08 advisory, an unauthenticated attacker could change arbitrary device settings if a legitimate administrator is tricked into clicking a malicious link while logged in. The advisory states that no fix is currently planned and recommends avoiding untrusted links during authenticated sessions.

Vendor
Siemens
Product
SENTRON 7KT PAC1260 Data Manager
CVSS
MEDIUM 6.5
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

Administrators and security teams responsible for Siemens SENTRON 7KT PAC1260 Data Manager deployments, especially where the web interface is accessible in OT/ICS environments.

Technical summary

The advisory describes a cross-site request forgery condition in the device web interface. The CVSS vector is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N, indicating network reachability, no privileges required, user interaction required, and a high integrity impact. The practical risk is unauthorized configuration changes triggered through a malicious link presented to a logged-in administrator.

Defensive priority

Medium to elevated priority for exposed OT management interfaces: the issue requires user interaction, but it can directly alter device settings and the vendor advisory lists no planned fix.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Do not open untrusted links while authenticated to the affected device web interface.
  • Review Siemens advisory SSA-187636 and the CISA ICS advisory for vendor guidance and status updates.
  • Limit access to the management web interface to trusted administrative networks and approved users only.
  • Follow CISA ICS recommended practices and defense-in-depth guidance for industrial control systems.
  • Monitor device configuration changes for unexpected or unauthorized modifications.

Evidence notes

All statements are based on the supplied CISA CSAF advisory ICSA-25-100-06 and its referenced Siemens materials, published on 2025-04-08. The source text explicitly identifies CSRF in the web interface, the ability to change arbitrary device settings by tricking a legitimate administrator to click a malicious link, the affected product as Siemens SENTRON 7KT PAC1260 Data Manager, the CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N, and the remediation note that no fix is currently planned.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2024-41795 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-41795

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

  • CVE-2024-41795 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-41795

    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.