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Simcenter STAR-CCM+ contains a privilege escalation vulnerability which could allow a local attacker with an unprivileged account to override or modify the service executable and subsequently gain elevated privileges. Siemens is preparing updates and recommends specific countermeasures for products where updates are not, or not yet available.

The Mendix SAML module insufficiently protects from packet capture replay. This could allow unauthorized remote attackers to bypass authentication and get access to the application. Mendix has provided fix releases for the Mendix SAML module and recommends to update to the latest version. Note: For compatibility reasons, fix versions are …

Several SCALANCE X switches contain a vulnerability that could allow an attacker to perform administrative actions if the victim is tricked into clicking on a website controlled by the attacker. The attack only works if the victim has an authenticated session on the administrative interface of the switch. Siemens has …

A privilege management vulnerability in the APOGEE PXC and TALON TC series of products could allow low privilege authenticated attackers to gain high privilege access. Siemens has released updates for the affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions.

Summary The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are issuing this activity alert to inform computer network defenders about SamSam ransomware, also known as MSIL/Samas.A. Specifically, this product shares analysis of vulnerabilities that cyber actors exploited to …

Summary The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC), part of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), is aware of a global Domain Name System (DNS) infrastructure hijacking campaign. Using compromised credentials, an attacker can modify the location to which an organization’s domain name resources resolve. This enables the …

Summary The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is issuing this activity alert in response to recently disclosed exploits that target unsecure configurations of SAP components. [1] Technical Details A presentation at the April 2019 Operation for Community Development and Empowerment (OPCDE) cybersecurity conference describes SAP systems with unsecure configurations …