Hirschmann HiOS HiSecOS Authentication Bypass via HTTP Management
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
Hirschmann HiOS and HiSecOS products RSP, RSPE, RSPS, RSPL, MSP, EES, EESX, GRS, OS, RED, EAGLE contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the HTTP(S) management module that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain administrative access by crafting specially formed HTTP requests. Attackers can exploit improper authentication handling to obtain the authentication status and privileges of a previously authenticated user without providing valid credentials.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Hirschmann HiOS (Belden) Fixed in 06.1.05, 07.0.00, 03.1.00
- Fix · CNA Hirschmann HiSecOS EAGLE (Belden) Fixed in 03.0.03
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-25236
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9hhf-w3pr-8g2c
References
More Belden vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-09143 Wind River VxWorks has a Buffer Overflow in the TCP component (issue 1 of 4). CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-09145 Wind River VxWorks 6.6 through 6.9 has a Buffer Overflow in the DHCP client component. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-19123 The web server of Hirschmann BAT-C2 before 09.13.01.00R04 allows authenticated command… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-09144 Wind River VxWorks 6.9 and vx7 has a Buffer Overflow in the IPv4 component. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-09148 Wind River VxWorks 6.9 and vx7 has a Buffer Overflow in the TCP component (issue 2 of 4). CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-43113 A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the web management interface… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2018-25236 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-25236 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9hhf-w3pr-8g2c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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