Siemens RUGGEDCOM and SCALANCE Type Confusion (CVE-2024-49860)

medium Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 503758

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

CPI: sysfs: validate return type of _STR method Only buffer objects are valid return values of _STR. If something else is returned description_show() will access invalid memory.

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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.

Siemens has identified the following specific workarounds and mitigations users can apply to reduce risk:

- All affected products: Update to V3.2 or later version

As a general security measure, Siemens recommends protecting network access to devices with appropriate mechanisms. To operate the devices in a protected IT environment, Siemens recommends configuring the environment according to Siemens' operational guidelines for industrial security and following recommendations in the product manuals.

Additional information on industrial security by Siemens can be found on the Siemens industrial security webpage

For more information see the associated Siemens security advisory SSA-355557 in HTML and CSAF.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 503758

File Name: tenable_ot_siemens_CVE-2024-49860.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 10/28/2025

Updated: 3/5/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc-400_series_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr-500wg_series_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr-300_series_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc-300_series_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rst2428p_firmware:3.2, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr-500_series_firmware

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Siemens

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/12/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/12/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-49860

CWE: 843

ICSA: 25-226-07

Detections

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