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CVE-2024-41905 Siemens CVE debrief

CVE-2024-41905 is a medium-severity access control vulnerability in Siemens SINEC Traffic Analyzer (6GK8822-1BG01-0BA0), published 2024-08-13. The affected application lacks access controls for file access, allowing an authenticated attacker with low privileges to obtain sensitive information. The CVSS 3.1 score of 6.8 reflects network attack vector, high attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and high impact to confidentiality and integrity. Siemens has released a vendor fix: update to version 2.0 or later. CISA published advisory ICSA-24-228-04 on the same date as the CVE publication.

Vendor
Siemens
Product
SINEC Traffic Analyzer (6GK8822-1BG01-0BA0)
CVSS
MEDIUM 6.8
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2024-08-13
Original CVE updated
2024-08-13
Advisory published
2024-08-13
Advisory updated
2024-08-13

Who should care

Organizations operating Siemens SINEC Traffic Analyzer in industrial network environments, OT security teams managing access control policies, and asset owners responsible for patch management of industrial cybersecurity products.

Technical summary

The SINEC Traffic Analyzer application fails to implement proper access controls on file resources. An attacker with valid low-privilege credentials can bypass authorization checks to read sensitive files. The vulnerability requires network access but has high attack complexity, reducing immediate exploitability. Impact is rated high for confidentiality and integrity, with no availability impact. Remediation is straightforward through vendor patch application.

Defensive priority

medium

Recommended defensive actions

  • Apply the vendor-provided update to SINEC Traffic Analyzer version 2.0 or later as specified in the Siemens security advisory
  • Review and restrict user account privileges to enforce least-privilege access for all authenticated users
  • Implement network segmentation to limit exposure of industrial control system assets to untrusted networks
  • Monitor file access logs for anomalous activity from low-privilege accounts
  • Apply CISA ICS recommended practices for defense-in-depth strategies in industrial environments

Evidence notes

Vulnerability description and remediation details sourced from CISA CSAF advisory ICSA-24-228-04 and Siemens product security advisory SSA-716317. CVSS vector confirms authenticated attack with low privileges. Vendor fix specified as update to V2.0 or later.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2024-41905 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-41905

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

  • CVE-2024-41905 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-41905

    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/2024/icsa-24-228-04.json

    cisa_csaf

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/csaf/ssa-716317.json

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-716317.html

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-228-04

    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.