Industrial Control Systems
The latest Industrial Control Systems coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Siemens CROSSBOW SAC Emergency Patch: Critical SQLite Flaws Enable Remote Code Execution
Siemens has released emergency patches for its RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW Station Access Controller (SAC) after security researchers uncovered multiple critical vulnerabilities in the SQLite database engine...
CodeMeter 8.30a Fixes Privilege Escalation (CVE-2025-47809) Affecting Siemens Windows ICS
A newly disclosed local privilege escalation vulnerability in Wibu-Systems CodeMeter Runtime (CVE-2025-47809) enables unprivileged Windows users to gain SYSTEM-level access during the brief...
CVE-2024-8894: Siemens COMOS Vulnerability – Patch ODA Drawing Flaw Before It's Exploited
{ "title": "CVE-2024-8894: Siemens COMOS Vulnerability – Patch ODA Drawing Flaw Before It's Exploited", "content": "A critical memory corruption flaw in a widely used third-party graphics...
Siemens SIPROTEC 4 Vulnerability Rated CVSS 8.7, No Fix Planned for Most Affected Relays
Siemens has disclosed a remotely exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-52504, that affects a wide array of SIPROTEC 4 and SIPROTEC 4 Compact protection relays—and the...
CISA Flags 9.3 CVSS Score as Azure RTOS Bugs Expose Rockwell Micro800 PLCs to Remote Code Execution
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) republished an urgent advisory on August 14, 2025, warning that multiple high-severity vulnerabilities in Rockwell Automation's...
Rockwell Studio 5000 Flaw CVE-2025-7971: Patch to v37.00.02 to Stop Environment Variable Attacks
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has reissued an urgent advisory for a high-severity vulnerability in Rockwell Automation’s Studio 5000 Logix Designer that lets...
Critical VNC Authentication Bypass in Siemens SINUMERIK CNC Systems—Patch Now, CISA Warns
Siemens has released emergency patches for a severe authentication bypass vulnerability in its SINUMERIK CNC platforms that could let an attacker on an adjacent network seize remote control of...
Siemens Energy Meters Exposed: Cleartext SMTP Passwords Threaten Utility Networks
Siemens has confirmed that multiple models in its SICAM Q100 and Q200 power meter families store SMTP account passwords in plaintext, a design flaw that lets any authenticated local user extract...
Rockwell Automation Patches FactoryTalk Action Manager Vulnerability That Broadcasts API Tokens
Rockwell Automation has confirmed a high-severity information disclosure vulnerability in its FactoryTalk Action Manager software that broadcasts reusable API tokens over local WebSocket channels,...
Siemens Patches Critical Remote Exploits in SINEC Management Suite and Embedded OS, Urging Immediate ICS Updates
Siemens has delivered patches for a cascade of high-severity vulnerabilities across its SINEC network management system and embedded operating system, fixing flaws that could allow attackers to...
CISA Flags Remotely Exploitable DoS Flaws in Rockwell FLEX 5000 Analog I/O Modules
{ "title": "CISA Flags Remotely Exploitable DoS Flaws in Rockwell FLEX 5000 Analog I/O Modules", "content": "Rockwell Automation’s widely deployed FLEX 5000 analog input modules contain two...
CISA Sounds Alarm on FactoryTalk Linx Flaw: A Single Env Variable Can Hand Over Full OT Driver Control
Industrial operators running Rockwell Automation’s FactoryTalk Linx have been handed a high‑priority patch order this week. A vulnerability resurfaced by CISA on August 14, 2025, allows any...