CVE-2024-41905
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 SINEC Traffic Analyzer (6GK8822-1BG01-0BA0) (All versions < V2.0). The affected application do not have access control for accessing the files. This could allow an authenticated attacker with low privilege's to get access to sensitive information.
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 SINEC Traffic Analyzer (6GK8822-1BG01-0BA0) lacks proper file access control checks, allowing any authenticated user—even those with minimal privileges—to read sensitive files on the system. This authorization bypass enables confidential data exposure through direct file system access.
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< 2.0CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify SINEC Traffic Analyzer installationLocate the SINEC Traffic Analyzer application on the system or document which device runs the 6GK8822-1BG01-0BA0 hardware moduleAffected if The product is present and used in the environment
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Determine installed software versionAccess the SINEC Traffic Analyzer interface or system information to retrieve the current software version numberAffected if The installed version is below V2.0 (versions 1.x are affected)
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Review user account privilegesCheck the user management or authentication configuration to identify what user roles exist and their assigned privilege levelsAffected if There are authenticated user accounts with minimal or low-privilege roles configured
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Assess file system access controlsExamine the file permissions or access control lists on the system to determine if low-privilege users can access sensitive files outside their intended scopeAffected if File access controls permit authenticated users to read sensitive system files beyond their authorized scope
A user is affected if SINEC Traffic Analyzer version is below V2.0 and there are authenticated user accounts that could leverage the insufficient file access controls to read sensitive files.
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.
dbcve · scoped2.0
Upgrade SINEC Traffic Analyzer to version V2.0 or later. If immediate patching is not feasible, implement compensating controls such as network segmentation, strict access control lists, and monitoring of low-privilege user file access attempts.
V2.0
- Identify the current version of SINEC Traffic Analyzer (6GK8822-1BG01-0BA0) installed in your environment
- Backup any existing configurations and data according to your organization's backup procedures
- Obtain SINEC Traffic Analyzer version V2.0 or later from the official Siemens support portal (cert-portal.siemens.com) or your Siemens representative
- Install the upgrade following Siemens installation documentation
- Verify the installation was successful and the application runs properly
- Confirm that access controls are now enforced on file access by testing with a low-privilege authenticated user
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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