{ "document": { "acknowledgments": [ { "organization": "Siemens ProductCERT", "summary": "reported this vulnerability to CISA." } ], "category": "csaf_security_advisory", "csaf_version": "2.0", "distribution": { "text": "Disclosure is not limited", "tlp": { "label": "WHITE", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/traffic-light-protocol-tlp-definitions-and-usage" } }, "lang": "en", "notes": [ { "category": "summary", "text": "Industrial Edge Management contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to perform full account takeover by resetting user credentials without completing email verification.\n\nSiemens has released new versions for the affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions.", "title": "Summary" }, { "category": "general", "text": "As a general security measure, Siemens strongly recommends to protect network access to devices with appropriate mechanisms. In order to operate the devices in a protected IT environment, Siemens recommends to configure the environment according to Siemens' operational guidelines for Industrial Security (Download: https://www.siemens.com/cert/operational-guidelines-industrial-security), and to follow the recommendations in the product manuals.\nAdditional information on Industrial Security by Siemens can be found at: https://www.siemens.com/industrialsecurity", "title": "General Recommendations" }, { "category": "general", "text": "For further inquiries on security vulnerabilities in Siemens products and solutions, please contact the Siemens ProductCERT: https://www.siemens.com/cert/advisories", "title": "Additional Resources" }, { "category": "legal_disclaimer", "text": "The use of Siemens Security Advisories is subject to the terms and conditions listed on: https://www.siemens.com/productcert/terms-of-use.", "title": "Terms of Use" }, { "category": "legal_disclaimer", "text": "This product is provided subject to this Notification (https://www.cisa.gov/notification) and this Privacy & Use policy (https://www.cisa.gov/privacy-policy).", "title": "Legal Notice and Terms of Use" }, { "category": "other", "text": "This ICSA is a verbatim republication of Siemens ProductCERT SSA-503852 from a direct conversion of the vendor's Common Security Advisory Framework (CSAF) advisory. This is republished to CISA's website as a means of increasing visibility and is provided \"as-is\" for informational purposes only. CISA is not responsible for the editorial or technical accuracy of republished advisories and provides no warranties of any kind regarding any information contained within this advisory. Further, CISA does not endorse any commercial product or service. Please contact Siemens ProductCERT directly for any questions regarding this advisory.", "title": "Advisory Conversion Disclaimer" }, { "category": "general", "text": "CISA recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the exploitation risk of these vulnerabilities.", "title": "Recommended Practices" }, { "category": "general", "text": "Minimize network exposure for all control system devices and/or systems, and ensure they are not accessible from the internet.", "title": "Recommended Practices" }, { "category": "general", "text": "Locate control system networks and remote devices behind firewalls and isolate them from business networks.", "title": "Recommended Practices" }, { "category": "general", "text": "When remote access is required, use more secure methods, such as Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), recognizing VPNs may have vulnerabilities and should be updated to the most recent version available. Also recognize VPN is only as secure as its connected devices.", "title": "Recommended Practices" }, { "category": "general", "text": "CISA reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures.", "title": "Recommended Practices" }, { "category": "general", "text": "CISA also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS webpage on cisa.gov. Several CISA products detailing cyber defense best practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies.", "title": "Recommended Practices" }, { "category": "general", "text": "CISA encourages organizations to implement recommended cybersecurity strategies for proactive defense of ICS assets. Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available on the ICS webpage at cisa.gov in the technical information paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01B--Targeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies.", "title": "Recommended Practices" }, { "category": "general", "text": "Organizations observing suspected malicious activity should follow established internal procedures and report findings to CISA for tracking and correlation against other incidents.", "title": "Recommended Practices" }, { "category": "other", "text": "Critical Manufacturing", "title": "Critical infrastructure sectors" }, { "category": "other", "text": "Worldwide", "title": "Countries/areas deployed" }, { "category": "other", "text": "Germany", "title": "Company headquarters location" } ], "publisher": { "category": "other", "contact_details": "central@cisa.dhs.gov", "name": "CISA", "namespace": "https://www.cisa.gov/" }, "references": [ { "category": "self", "summary": "SSA-503852: Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Industrial Edge Management - CSAF Version", "url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/csaf/ssa-503852.json" }, { "category": "self", "summary": "SSA-503852: Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Industrial Edge Management - HTML Version", "url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-503852.html" }, { "category": "self", "summary": "ICS Advisory ICSA-26-265-06 JSON", "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsa-26-265-06.json" }, { "category": "self", "summary": "ICS Advisory ICSA-26-265-06 - Web Version", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-265-06" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Recommended Practices", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-alerts/ics-alert-10-301-01" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Recommended Practices", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Recommended Practices", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Recommended Practices", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/recommended_practices/NCCIC_ICS-CERT_Defense_in_Depth_2016_S508C.pdf" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Recommended Practices", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Cybersecurity_Best_Practices_for_Industrial_Control_Systems.pdf" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Recommended Practices", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/targeted-cyber-intrusion-detection-and-mitigation-strategies-update-b" } ], "title": "Siemens Industrial Edge Management", "tracking": { "current_release_date": "2026-09-22T06:00:00.000000Z", "generator": { "date": "2026-09-15T18:05:12.378691Z", "engine": { "name": "CISA CSAF Generator", "version": "1.5.0" } }, "id": "ICSA-26-265-06", "initial_release_date": "2026-09-08T00:00:00.000000Z", "revision_history": [ { "date": "2026-09-08T00:00:00.000000Z", "legacy_version": "Initial", "number": "1", "summary": "Publication Date" }, { "date": "2026-09-22T06:00:00.000000Z", "legacy_version": "CISA Republication", "number": "2", "summary": "Initial CISA Republication of Siemens ProductCERT SSA-503852 advisory" } ], "status": "final", "version": "2" } }, "product_tree": { "branches": [ { "branches": [ { "branches": [ { "category": "product_version_range", "name": "vers:all/*", "product": { "name": "Industrial Edge Management Cloud", "product_id": "CSAFPID-0001" } } ], "category": "product_name", "name": "Industrial Edge Management Cloud" }, { "branches": [ { "category": "product_version_range", "name": "vers:intdot/>=1.14.9|<1.15.20", "product": { "name": "Industrial Edge Management Pro V1 >= V1.14.9 < V1.15.20", "product_id": "CSAFPID-0002" } } ], "category": "product_name", "name": "Industrial Edge Management Pro V1" }, { "branches": [ { "category": "product_version_range", "name": "vers:intdot/>=2.2.0|<2.2.2", "product": { "name": "Industrial Edge Management Pro V2 >= V2.2.0 < V2.2.2", "product_id": "CSAFPID-0003" } } ], "category": "product_name", "name": "Industrial Edge Management Pro V2" }, { "branches": [ { "category": "product_version_range", "name": "vers:intdot/>=2.6.0|<2.9.1", "product": { "name": "Industrial Edge Management Virtual >= V2.6.0 < V2.9.1", "product_id": "CSAFPID-0004" } } ], "category": "product_name", "name": "Industrial Edge Management Virtual" } ], "category": "vendor", "name": "Siemens" } ] }, "vulnerabilities": [ { "cve": "CVE-2026-18963", "cwe": { "id": "CWE-640", "name": "Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password" }, "notes": [ { "category": "description", "text": "A flaw was found in the reset-credentials flow of the keycloak-services component, which is the core engine for identity and access management in Red Hat Build of Keycloak. The issue allows an unauthenticated attacker to force the password reset process for any user without needing to click the required email verification link. This can result in the attacker gaining full control over target user accounts by directly setting new credentials.", "title": "CVE Description" } ], "product_status": { "known_affected": [ "CSAFPID-0001", "CSAFPID-0002", "CSAFPID-0003", "CSAFPID-0004" ] }, "references": [ { "category": "external", "summary": "www.cve.org", "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-18963" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "cwe.mitre.org", "url": "https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/640.html" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "www.first.org", "url": "https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N" } ], "remediations": [ { "category": "mitigation", "details": "Block direct internet access to IEM Pro / IEM Virtual\nThe most effective immediate measure is to block direct internet access to your IEM Pro or IEM V instance. This ensures that no external attacks can occur via this vulnerability.", "product_ids": [ "CSAFPID-0001", "CSAFPID-0002", "CSAFPID-0003", "CSAFPID-0004" ] }, { "category": "mitigation", "details": "Configure a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Reverse Proxy\nIf complete blocking of internet access is not immediately feasible, you can use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or a Reverse Proxy to block the affected path. Please configure your WAF or Reverse Proxy to block the following path:\n/auth/realms/customer/login-actions/reset-credentials\nPlease note that by blocking this path, the password reset functionality will be unavailable.", "product_ids": [ "CSAFPID-0001", "CSAFPID-0002", "CSAFPID-0003", "CSAFPID-0004" ] }, { "category": "mitigation", "details": "Deactivate Password Reset in Keycloak Realm Settings\nDeactivate the password reset functionality directly within the Keycloak realm settings. To do this, navigate to:\nIdentity & access management > realm settings > Login > Forgot password > Off\nPlease note that by deactivating this setting, the password reset functionality will be unavailable.", "product_ids": [ "CSAFPID-0001", "CSAFPID-0002", "CSAFPID-0003", "CSAFPID-0004" ] }, { "category": "vendor_fix", "details": "Update to V1.15.20 or later version", "product_ids": [ "CSAFPID-0002" ], "url": "https://iehub.eu1.edge.siemens.cloud/" }, { "category": "vendor_fix", "details": "Update to V2.2.2 or later version", "product_ids": [ "CSAFPID-0003" ], "url": "https://iehub.eu1.edge.siemens.cloud/" }, { "category": "vendor_fix", "details": "Update to V2.9.1 or later version", "product_ids": [ "CSAFPID-0004" ], "url": "https://iehub.eu1.edge.siemens.cloud/" }, { "category": "vendor_fix", "details": "Vulnerability mitigated with firewall rules on 2026-08-26 and fixed with update on 2026-09-02; no user actions necessary", "product_ids": [ "CSAFPID-0001" ] } ], "scores": [ { "cvss_v3": { "baseScore": 9.1, "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N", "version": "3.1" }, "products": [ "CSAFPID-0001", "CSAFPID-0002", "CSAFPID-0003", "CSAFPID-0004" ] } ], "title": "CVE-2026-18963" } ] }