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7kt Pac1260 Data Manager FirmwareOperating system · Siemens

CVE-2024-41792

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-04-08
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
A vulnerability has been identified in SENTRON 7KT PAC1260 Data Manager (All versions). The web interface of affected devices contains a path traversal vulnerability. This could allow an unauthenticated attacker it to access arbitrary files on the device 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 confidence

Path traversal vulnerability in SENTRON 7KT PAC1260 Data Manager web interface allows unauthenticated attackers to access arbitrary files on the device with root privileges.

MitigationApply vendor security patch when available; if unavailable, restrict network access to the web interface via firewall or network segmentation to prevent unauthenticated exploitation.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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 data
7kt Pac1260 Data Manager FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions

CVSS 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
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify SENTRON 7KT PAC1260 Data Manager in your environment
    Check your asset inventory or network scans for devices with hostname, model number, or MAC OUI matching Siemens 7KT PAC1260. If physical access is possible, inspect the device label for the model number.
    Affected if The device model matches 7KT PAC1260 Data Manager and is present in your inventory.
  2. Confirm the web interface is network-accessible
    Perform a port scan targeting the device IP address and look for HTTP/HTTPS services (typically ports 80, 443, or custom web ports). Use a browser or curl to access the web interface and verify it responds.
    Affected if The web interface responds to HTTP/HTTPS requests from your scanning location, indicating it is network-exposed.
  3. Check web server logs for path traversal patterns
    Access the device logging interface or export logs via syslog/SFTP if available. Search log entries for patterns such as '../', '..\', '%2e%2e/', or sequences like '/etc/passwd', '/etc/shadow' that indicate path traversal probing.
    Affected if Logs contain requests with directory traversal characters or attempts to access system files outside the web root.
  4. Review access logs for unauthorized file downloads
    Examine web server access logs for anomalous GET requests targeting sensitive paths such as '/etc/passwd', '/etc/shadow', '/var/log/', '/config/', or other system/configuration files that are not part of the application's normal functionality.
    Affected if Logs show successful HTTP 200 responses for requests accessing files outside the intended web document root.
  5. Check for unexpected new files or modified configurations
    If you have authenticated access to the device file system (via SSH, SFTP, or vendor management interface), compare current configuration files, especially /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, or web root directories, against known-good baselines if available.
    Affected if System files show unauthorized modifications or new unexpected files appear in directories that should be read-only.

Your environment is affected if a SENTRON 7KT PAC1260 Data Manager device with an accessible web interface exists in your network, since all firmware versions are vulnerable to unauthenticated path traversal attacks.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor security patch when available; if unavailable, restrict network access to the web interface via firewall or network segmentation to prevent unauthenticated exploitation.

Fix this in 7kt Pac1260 Data Manager Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
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