Siemens APE1808 Incorrect Privilege Assignment (CVE-2024-40591)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 505252

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.6.0, 7.4.0 through 7.4.4, 7.2.0 through 7.2.9 and before 7.0.15 allows an authenticated admin whose access profile has the Security Fabric permission to escalate their privileges to super-admin by connecting the targetted FortiGate to a malicious upstream FortiGate they control.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 505252

File Name: tenable_ot_siemens_CVE-2024-40591.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 3/23/2026

Updated: 3/24/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-40591

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_ape1808_firmware

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Siemens

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/11/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/16/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-40591

CWE: 266

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