CVE-2024-41788
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA vulnerability has been identified in SENTRON 7KT PAC1260 Data Manager (All versions). The web interface of affected devices does not sanitize the input parameters in specific GET requests. This could allow an authenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceAuthenticated command injection vulnerability in the SENTRON 7KT PAC1260 Data Manager web interface. Specific GET request parameters lack input sanitization, allowing an authenticated attacker to inject arbitrary commands that execute with root privileges on the underlying Linux/system.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Siemens 7KT PAC1260 Data Manager in your environmentLocate the physical industrial device or inventory system and confirm presence of Siemens 7KT PAC1260 Data Manager hardware. Check network scanning results for devices identifying as this model.Affected if The device exists in your environment and is network-connected
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Confirm web interface is accessibleAttempt to reach the device web interface via HTTP/HTTPS on the expected management port (commonly 80/443 or vendor-default). Use a browser or curl to verify the login page loads.Affected if The web interface responds and presents an authentication login page
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Verify authentication method and credential strengthReview authentication logs or attempt login with any default or known credentials. Check if multi-factor authentication is enforced and if password complexity meets industrial security standards.Affected if The web interface uses weak, default, or easily guessable credentials, or lacks multi-factor authentication
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Assess network exposure of the web interfaceReview firewall rules, access control lists, and network segmentation to determine if the web management interface is reachable from untrusted network segments or the internet.Affected if The web interface is accessible from untrusted networks or outside the trusted IP range defined in your security policy
You are affected if the Siemens 7KT PAC1260 Data Manager is present in your environment and its web interface is accessible to attackers with network access, regardless of authentication status since the flaw requires only authenticated access.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataRestrict network access to the web interface to trusted IPs only and enforce strong authentication credentials until a vendor patch is available. Consider network segmentation to isolate the industrial device.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-41788 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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