Siemens APOGEE PXC and TALON TC Series Inadequate Encryption Strength (CVE-2024-54089)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 502865

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

Affected devices contain a weak encryption mechanism based on a hard-coded key. This could allow an attacker to guess or decrypt the password from the cyphertext.

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Solution

Use strong, hard to guess passwords.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 502865

Version: 1.2

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 2/24/2025

Updated: 2/25/2025

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-54089

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:siemens:apogee_pxc_modular_series_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:apogee_pxc_compact_series_firmware

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Siemens

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/11/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/11/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-54089

CWE: 326

ICSA: 25-044-11

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