Critical Bugs in Rockwell, Johnson Controls ICS Gear

Security vulnerabilities that require very little skill to exploit have been discovered in industrial control systems ICS gear from Rockwell Automation and Johnson Controls, which anchor a flurry of bug disclosures impacting critical infrastructure. First, a set of critical vulnerabilities in...

Critical Bugs in Rockwell, Johnson Controls ICS Gear

Security vulnerabilities that require very little skill to exploit have been discovered in industrial control systems ICS gear from Rockwell Automation and Johnson Controls, which anchor a flurry of bug disclosures impacting critical infrastructure. First, a set of critical vulnerabilities in...

ICSA-20-070-04_Johnson Controls Kantech EntraPass

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 9.8 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low skill level to exploit Vendor: Kantech, a subsidiary of Johnson Controls Equipment: EntraPass Vulnerability: Improper Input Validation 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow malicious code...

Emerson OpenEnterprise

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 8.1 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely Vendor: Emerson Equipment: OpenEnterprise SCADA Server Vulnerability: Heap-based Buffer Overflow 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute code on an OpenEnterprise SCADA...

Partner Perspectives: Protecting Industrial Control Systems with Verve Industrial’s Endpoint Management and Carbon Black App Control

Imagine waking up in the morning, flipping on your light switch and nothing happens. The natural human response is to flip the switch a few more times before realizing something is wrong. You jump out of bed and notice the smart coffeemaker has not brewed a fresh cup of coffee that you’ve come to...

Siemens SIMATIC S7 (Update B)

As of January 10, 2023, CISA will no longer be updating ICS security advisories for Siemens product vulnerabilities beyond the initial advisory. For the most up-to-date information on vulnerabilities in this advisory, please see Siemens' ProductCERT Security Advisories CERT Services | Services |...

icsmaster

This repository is an offensive tool for ICS/SCADA security research, containing various resources and scripts for exploiting vulnerabilities in industrial control systems. The repository is organized into several sections, including a collection of papers on ICS/SCADA security, exploit scripts,...

New Ransomware Targets Industrial Control Systems

EKANS is a new ransomware that targets industrial control systems: But EKANS also uses another trick to ratchet up the pain: It's designed to terminate 64 different software processes on victim computers, including many that are specific to industrial control systems. That allows it to then encry...

Mysterious New Ransomware Targets Industrial Control Systems

EKANS appears to be the work of cybercriminals, rather than nation-state hackers—a worrying development, if so...

Zero Day Initiative Bug Hunters Rake in $1.5M in 2019

Zero Day Initiative ZDI awarded more than $1.5 million in cash and prizes to bug-hunters throughout 2019, it said, resulting in 1,035 security vulnerability advisories for the year. Most of those advisories 88 percent were published in conjunction with a patch from the vendor, Zero Day Initiative...

Fake Smart Factory Honeypot Highlights New Attack Threats

A honeypot set up to observe the current security landscape in smart manufacturing systems observed numerous threats—including cryptomining malware and ransomware—in just a few months, highlighting the new threats that industrial control systems ICS face with increased exposure to the internet...

GE PACSystems RX3i

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 7.5 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low skill level to exploit Vendor: GE/Emerson Equipment: PACSystems RX3i Vulnerability: Improper Input Validation 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could cause the system to change to halt-mode,...

Siemens SINEMA Server

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 9.9 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low skill level to exploit Vendor: Siemens Equipment: SINEMA Server Vulnerability: Incorrect Privilege Assignment 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker with a valid session, with...

Moxa EDS Ethernet Switches

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 7.5 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low skill level to exploit Vendor: Moxa Equipment: EDS-G508E, EDS-G512E, and EDS-G516E Series Ethernet Switches Vulnerability: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could...

Iranian Attacks on Industrial Control Systems

New details: At the CyberwarCon conference in Arlington, Virginia, on Thursday, Microsoft security researcher Ned Moran plans to present new findings from the company's threat intelligence group that show a shift in the activity of the Iranian hacker group APT33, also known by the names Holmium,...

GE S2020/S2020G Fast Switch 61850

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 4.6 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low skill level to exploit Vendor: GE Equipment: GE S2020/S2020G Fast Switch 61850 Vulnerability: Cross-site Scripting 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to inject arbitrary code...

Ships engines, a guide for pen testers

I spent several years as a ships engineer before straying in to pen testing. Ships used to be fairly secure; they were physically isolated at sea. Satcoms were scarily expensive, usually available only to the captain for business-critical communication. Even satphone use was heavily rationed. All...

Iran’s APT33 Hackers Are Targeting Industrial Control Systems

The recent focus on ICS raises the possibility that Iran's APT33 is exploring physically disruptive cyberattacks...

Solar, Wind Power Utility Disrupted in Rare Cyberattack

A cyberattack on the U.S. energy grid has just come to light, so to speak, which disrupted plant visibility at Utah-based sPower back in March. sPower, a Utah-based wind and solar provider, began experiencing a series of lost connections between its main control center and remote power-generation...

This Week in Security News: Pwn2Own Adds Industrial Control Systems to Hacking Contest and Cyber Crooks Target ESports

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. Among news from this week, learn about Pwn2Own’s new hacking contest that will take place in Miami next year. Also, as October was Cybersecurity...