Beckhoff: Information leak via Beckhoff Device Manager
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A low privileged remote attacker may be able to disclose confidential information from the memory of a privileged process by sending specially crafted calls to the Device Manager web service that cause an out-of-bounds read operation under certain circumstances due to ASLR and thereby potentially copy confidential information into a response.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beckhoff Automation | Beckhoff.Device.Manager.XAR | 0.0.0 to before 2.5.3 | 2.5.3 | Patch available | CNA |
| Beckhoff Automation | MDP software package for TwinCAT/BSD | 0.0.0 to before 1.7.0.0 | 1.7.0.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| Beckhoff Automation | MDP for Beckhoff RT Linux(R) | 0.0.0 to before 0.0.5 | 0.0.5 | Patch available | CNA |
- 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-2025-27688 Beckhoff: Arbitrary code execution within privileged processesPriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2025-27689 Beckhoff: Performing privileged operations and gaining administrator accessPriority LOW 35
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-41728
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3gh2-3c3q-2933
References
More Beckhoff Automation vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-27688 Beckhoff: Arbitrary code execution within privileged processes CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- 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
- CVE-2025-41728 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-41728 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3gh2-3c3q-2933 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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