B&R Automation X20EDS410 Improper Privilege Management (CVE-2026-46333)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 505892

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The Linux kernel version shipped with the affected B&R product (X20EDS410) is affected by a vulnerability. A flaw in the kernel's ptrace get_dumpable() logic used by ptrace_may_access().

Successful local exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an authenticated attacker with low privileges to escalate privileges to root on the affected system.

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Solution

The following text was originally created by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The original can be found at CISA.gov.

B&R recommends that users update affected products to the latest available version and apply their defense in depth for B&R products strategy. For details on this issue, please refer to the corresponding ABB PSIRT security advisory (SA26P010).

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 505892

File Name: tenable_ot_brautomation_CVE-2026-46333.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 7/30/2026

Updated: 7/30/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.9

Percentile: 99.35

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/h:br-automation:x20eds410

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/BRAutomation

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/11/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/11/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-46333

CWE: 269

ICSA: 26-174-06

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