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TI-2025-27688 Aliases CVE-2025-41726GHSA-8283-g649-xjrh

Beckhoff: Arbitrary code execution within privileged processes

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-190Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

A low privileged remote attacker can execute arbitrary code by sending specially crafted calls to the web service of the Device Manager or locally via an API and can cause integer overflows which then may lead to arbitrary code execution within privileged processes.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00482 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Beckhoff.Device.Manager.XAR (Beckhoff Automation): 2.5.3MDP software package for TwinCAT/BSD (Beckhoff Automation): 1.7.0.0+1 more product

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Beckhoff AutomationBeckhoff.Device.Manager.XAR0.0.0 to before 2.5.32.5.3Patch availableCNA
Beckhoff AutomationMDP software package for TwinCAT/BSD0.0.0 to before 1.7.0.01.7.0.0Patch availableCNA
Beckhoff AutomationMDP for Beckhoff RT Linux(R)0.0.0 to before 0.0.50.0.5Patch availableCNA
  • Beckhoff.Device.Manager.XAR VendorBeckhoff Automation Affected 0.0.0 to before 2.5.3 Fixed in 2.5.3 Patch available CNA
  • MDP software package for TwinCAT/BSD VendorBeckhoff Automation Affected 0.0.0 to before 1.7.0.0 Fixed in 1.7.0.0 Patch available CNA
  • MDP for Beckhoff RT Linux(R) VendorBeckhoff Automation Affected 0.0.0 to before 0.0.5 Fixed in 0.0.5 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Beckhoff.Device.Manager.XAR (Beckhoff Automation) Fixed in 2.5.3
  • Fix · CNA MDP software package for TwinCAT/BSD (Beckhoff Automation) Fixed in 1.7.0.0
  • Fix · CNA MDP for Beckhoff RT Linux(R) (Beckhoff Automation) Fixed in 0.0.5

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Beckhoff.Device.Manager.XAR, MDP for Beckhoff RT Linux(R), MDP software package for TwinCAT/BSD 0.0.5, 1.7.0.0, 2.5.3

    3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-27690 Beckhoff: Information leak via Beckhoff Device ManagerPriority MEDIUM 57
    • TI-2025-27689 Beckhoff: Performing privileged operations and gaining administrator accessPriority LOW 35
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-41726
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8283-g649-xjrh

References

Other 1

  • TI-2025-27690 Beckhoff: Information leak via Beckhoff Device Manager CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2025-27689 Beckhoff: Performing privileged operations and gaining administrator access CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2025-27728 Beckhoff: XSS Vulnerability in TwinCAT 3 HMI Server CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences