Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privileged authenticated session
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DeliverySend crafted subnet-management query
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ExploitManipulate user-controlled object key
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ExecutionRead/modify/delete subnet configurations
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ImpactInformation disclosure and data tampering
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Object-level authorization, IDOR prevention
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires an existing authenticated session on RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW (All versions < V6.0) and access to the subnet-management functionality, which relies on database queries that do not enforce proper per-object authorization (CWE-639). The limiting factors are significant: the attacker must already possess valid credentials (PR:L) - there is no anonymous/unauthenticated path - and impact is confined to subnet configuration data (read/modify/delete), with no availability impact. The flaw is addressed in V6.0 and later, so upgrading removes the condition. Deployment is restricted to Siemens OT/substation environments running this specific management platform. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-severity authorization flaw (CVSS 5.4) rather than a high-urgency priority. The CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N shows a network-reachable, low-complexity issue, but critically it requires existing authentication (PR:L) and yields only partial confidentiality and integrity impact (C:L/I:L) with no availability impact (A:N). The CWE-639 classification (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key / IDOR) is consistent with the description of improperly restricted database queries for subnet management - an authenticated user can reach data/functions they should not. No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, or public POC is present in the provided data, so there is no evidence of active or probable near-term exploitation; this reads as a targeted post-authentication risk, not a mass-exploitable remote flaw. Note a mild signal tension: the input Tags include 'Authentication Bypass,' which conflicts with both the CWE-639 authorization semantics and the PR:L (authentication required) vector - this is an authorization/IDOR issue affecting already-authenticated users, not a bypass of authentication itself. Overall priority is low-to-moderate, weighted by the OT/critical-infrastructure context of the affected product. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who already holds valid (even low-privileged) credentials on a RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW instance sends crafted requests to the subnet-management functions, whose underlying database queries do not properly check authorization. By manipulating object identifiers, the attacker reads, alters, or deletes subnet configurations belonging to other scopes, disclosing network layout information and tampering with access-management data. No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis, and exploitation requires prior authentication. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 13, 2026
Authenticated users of Siemens RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW versions prior to V6.0 can read, modify, or delete subnet configurations because the platform's subnet-management database queries fail to enforce proper per-object authorization (CWE-639). The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N), meaning exploitation requires valid credentials (PR:L), is network-reachable, and results in limited confidentiality and integrity impact on subnet configuration data with no availability impact. Siemens addressed the issue in V6.0; there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and the CVE is not listed in CISA KEV.
RemediationAI
Upgrade to RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW V6.0 or later, which contains the authorization fix; consult Siemens advisory SSA-508506 at https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-508506.html for the authoritative patch guidance and any interim mitigations. Until upgrading is possible, compensating controls should focus on the authentication prerequisite and network exposure: restrict management-plane access to a dedicated, segmented OT VLAN and block CROSSBOW management ports from untrusted networks (trade-off: may complicate remote administration but reduces reachable attack surface); enforce least privilege and periodically review CROSSBOW accounts, disabling unused or shared credentials so that an attacker cannot leverage a low-privileged session (trade-off: administrative overhead and potential operational friction); and monitor database and audit logs for anomalous subnet read, create, update, or delete operations originating from unexpected accounts (trade-off: requires logging infrastructure and analysis effort). There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and no vendor-released interim workaround beyond the V6.0 upgrade is specified in the available data.
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CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key) is an access-control weakness where an application uses an object identifier supplied by the user without verifying that the requesting principal is authorized to act on that object. In RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW, the subnet-management functionality relies on database queries that do not properly restrict access, so an authenticated user can reference or manipulate subnet records outside their intended scope. The CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N confirms the flaw is remotely reachable over the network with low attack complexity, requires prior authentication (PR:L), needs no user interaction (UI:N), and stays within a single security scope (S:U). Because the weakness lives in the authorization layer rather than in authentication, the tag 'Authentication Bypass' is imprecise; the operative issue is broken object-level authorization on subnet-management queries. The affected product is Siemens RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW, tracked by CPE cpe:2.3:a:siemens:ruggedcom_crossbow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* and typically deployed in OT/substation network-management environments.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Network-reachable management interface (AV:N, AC:L) requiring an authenticated low-privileged user (PR:L); IDOR exposes and alters subnet config data (C:L/I:L) with no availability impact (A:N).
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CVSS VectorVendor: siemens
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1DescriptionCVE.org
A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW (All versions < V6.0). Affected devices do not properly restrict access to database queries used for subnet management. This could allow an authenticated attacker to read, modify, or delete subnet configurations, leading to unauthorized information disclosure and data manipulation.
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
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