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CVE-2024-27946

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-05-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW (All versions < V5.5). Downloading files overwrites files with the same name in the installation directory of the affected systems. The filename for the target file can be specified, thus arbitrary files can be overwritten by an attacker with the required privileges.

Affected products

• Siemens RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW: before 5.5 — fixed in 5.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Siemens RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW 5.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-916916.html
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-916916.html

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