ssa-331739
Vulnerability from csaf_siemens
Published
2025-08-12 00:00
Modified
2025-08-12 00:00
Summary
SSA-331739: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in WIBU CodeMeter Runtime Affecting Siemens Products

Notes

Summary
WIBU Systems published information about a privilege escalation vulnerability under a certain circumstances and associated fix releases of CodeMeter Runtime, a product provided by WIBU Systems and used in several Siemens industrial products. Siemens has released new versions for affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions. Siemens is preparing further fix versions and recommends countermeasures for products where fixes are not, or not yet available.
General Recommendations
As a general security measure, Siemens strongly recommends to protect network access to devices with appropriate mechanisms. In order to operate the devices in a protected IT environment, Siemens recommends to configure the environment according to Siemens' operational guidelines for Industrial Security (Download: https://www.siemens.com/cert/operational-guidelines-industrial-security), and to follow the recommendations in the product manuals. Additional information on Industrial Security by Siemens can be found at: https://www.siemens.com/industrialsecurity
Additional Resources
For further inquiries on security vulnerabilities in Siemens products and solutions, please contact the Siemens ProductCERT: https://www.siemens.com/cert/advisories
Terms of Use
The use of Siemens Security Advisories is subject to the terms and conditions listed on: https://www.siemens.com/productcert/terms-of-use.


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