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Opcenter QualityApplication · Siemens

CVE-2024-41986

MEDIUM · 6.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-08-12
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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73/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
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 SmartClient modules Opcenter QL Home (SC) (All versions >= V13.2 < V2506), SOA Audit (All versions >= V13.2 < V2506), SOA Cockpit (All versions >= V13.2 < V2506). The affected application support insecure TLS 1.0 and 1.1 protocol. An attacker could achieve a man-in-the-middle attack and compromise confidentiality and integrity of data.

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

The identified SmartClient modules (Opcenter QL Home, SOA Audit, SOA Cockpit) support deprecated TLS 1.0 and 1.1 protocols which contain known cryptographic weaknesses. An attacker positioned on the network path could perform a man-in-the-middle attack to intercept or tamper with encrypted communications.

MitigationDisable TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 support at the application/web server level and enforce TLS 1.2 or higher (preferably TLS 1.3) for all connections.

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
Opcenter QualityApplication
Affected:= 13.2

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
Adjacent
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

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

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  1. Confirm installed Opcenter Quality version
    Locate and read the installed version of Siemens Opcenter Quality (typically via the application itself, installer logs, or system information panel). Compare against version 13.2.
    Affected if The installed version is exactly 13.2 (this is the only affected version per the CVE).
  2. Identify deployed SmartClient modules
    Check if the Opcenter QL Home, SOA Audit, or SOA Cockpit modules are deployed and active in the Opcenter Quality environment.
    Affected if Any of these three modules (Opcenter QL Home, SOA Audit, SOA Cockpit) are installed and running.
  3. Locate the web/application server configuration
    Identify the web server (such as IIS, Apache, or embedded server) that hosts the SmartClient modules for Opcenter Quality.
    Affected if A web server is configured to serve the Opcenter Quality SmartClient modules.
  4. Inspect TLS protocol settings
    Examine the TLS protocol configuration on the web/application server for the Opcenter Quality application. Look for settings that control which TLS versions are enabled (often labeled as TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, TLS 1.2, TLS 1.3).
    Affected if TLS 1.0 or TLS 1.1 is enabled in the server configuration for the Opcenter Quality application.

A user is affected if they run Siemens Opcenter Quality version 13.2 with any of the Opcenter QL Home, SOA Audit, or SOA Cockpit modules enabled, and TLS 1.0 or TLS 1.1 is allowed in the server configuration.

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

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Disable TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 support at the application/web server level and enforce TLS 1.2 or higher (preferably TLS 1.3) for all connections.

Recommended fix High confidence

V2506 or later

  1. Identify the current installed version of the Opcenter Quality SmartClient modules (Opcenter QL Home, SOA Audit, SOA Cockpit)
  2. Plan an upgrade to version V2506 or later during a maintenance window
  3. Back up all relevant configuration files and databases before upgrading
  4. Follow Siemens upgrade documentation to upgrade the affected modules to V2506
  5. After upgrade, verify that TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 are disabled by checking the application configuration or network traffic
  6. Confirm the application is functioning correctly with TLS 1.2 or higher enabled

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Opcenter Quality Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
13.0 hours of engineering $2,330
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