CVE-2024-41790
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 region parameter in specific POST 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 · high confidenceThe SENTRON 7KT PAC1260 Data Manager web interface contains a command injection vulnerability in the region parameter of specific POST requests. An authenticated attacker can inject arbitrary commands through this unsanitized parameter, achieving execution with root privileges on the affected device.
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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 PAC1260 Data Manager deviceLocate Siemens 7KT PAC1260 Data Manager devices on your network via device inventory, network scanning for the product's default HTTP ports (80/443), or by checking device firmware/banner strings.Affected if The device is a Siemens 7KT PAC1260 Data Manager
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Confirm web interface is accessibleAttempt to reach the device web interface via HTTP/HTTPS. Check if the login page or authentication portal responds at the device IP or hostname.Affected if The web interface responds and accepts connections
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Verify authentication is required for the endpointCheck if the region parameter endpoint (typically found in POST requests to the web application's configuration or region settings area) requires authentication. Review web server logs for authenticated vs unauthenticated access patterns.Affected if Authenticated users can access the vulnerable POST endpoint with the region parameter
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Confirm firmware version is unpatchedCheck the device firmware version through the web interface (usually under System > Information or similar), via SNMP, or through the device's management console. Compare against any vendor advisories.Affected if The firmware version is any version (all versions are affected)
If you have a Siemens 7KT PAC1260 Data Manager with its web interface accessible to authenticated users, the environment is affected by this command injection vulnerability.
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 web interface access to authenticated, trusted users only and apply any vendor patches when available. Consider network segmentation to limit exposure until a fix is deployed.
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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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