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OT cybersecurity content on WindowsForum covers industrial control system vulnerabilities, focusing on CISA advisories for Rockwell Automation, Schneider Electric, and other OT vendors. Recurring themes include denial-of-service flaws in ControlLogix, CompactLogix, and Logix controllers, deserialization and type-confusion bugs in engineering tools like DTM Soft and DAQFactory, and the challenge of patching legacy industrial Windows systems. Discussions emphasize that OT vulnerabilities often require manual firmware updates through change control, and that local, user-assisted flaws in engineering workstations can have broad operational impact. The tag reflects the intersection of Windows-based industrial software, network-accessible controllers, and the slower patching cadence typical in production environments.
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    CVE-2026-9653: Update ControlLogix EN2/EN3 to V12.002

    CISA’s ICSA-26-197-02 identifies a high-severity denial-of-service vulnerability, CVE-2026-9653, affecting three Rockwell Automation ControlLogix EtherNet/IP communication-module families: 1756-EN2, 1756-EN3, and the discontinued 1756-ENBT. The immediate version decision is clear: 1756-EN2 and...
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    CVE-2026-4832 Schneider Easergy MiCOM Px40 SNMP Fix

    CISA published Schneider Electric CPCERT advisory SEVD-2026-104-03 as ICSA-26-190-03 for CVE-2026-4832, affecting Schneider Electric Easergy MiCOM Px40 protection relays that run firmware below the vendor’s listed thresholds. Operators should act today by inventorying affected relay models and...
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    CISA Warns DTM Soft CVE-2026-12578: Deserialization Leads to Local Code Execution

    CISA on June 25, 2026, republished a Delta Electronics advisory for DTM Soft, warning that all versions are affected by CVE-2026-12578, a high-severity deserialization flaw that can allow arbitrary code execution when a user opens a malicious project file. The headline is not that another...
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    CISA Warns DAQFactory CVE-2026-12390: Malicious .ctl Files Can Trigger Code Execution

    On June 18, 2026, CISA published ICS advisory ICSA-26-169-02 warning that AzeoTech DAQFactory 21.1 and earlier contains a type-confusion flaw, CVE-2026-12390, that can let a malicious .ctl project file trigger arbitrary code execution when opened by a user. The advisory is narrow in technical...
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    CISA Republished Rockwell CompactLogix 5370 Advisory: DoS Risk and Patch Guidance

    CISA on June 16, 2026 republished Rockwell Automation Security Advisory SD1776 as ICSA-26-167-04, warning that CompactLogix 5370 L1, L2, and L3 controllers used worldwide in critical manufacturing are affected by vulnerabilities that could let an attacker trigger a denial-of-service condition...
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    CISA Republished SD1775: FLEX I/O EtherNet/IP Adapter Flaws CVSS 9.4

    On June 16, 2026, CISA republished Rockwell Automation advisory SD1775 warning that two vulnerabilities in FLEX I/O EtherNet/IP adapters 1794-AENTR and 1794-AENTRXT firmware version 2.012 could enable unauthorized access, account takeover, and loss of availability in industrial environments. The...
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    CISA Warns RSLinx Classic 4.50 and Earlier DoS Risk (CVE-2020-13573)

    On June 16, 2026, CISA republished Rockwell Automation Advisory SD1774 for RSLinx Classic, warning that versions 4.50.00 and earlier are affected by CVE-2020-13573, a remotely reachable vulnerability that can leave the application unresponsive until operators intervene. The headline sounds...
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    CVE-2026-11317: Rockwell Logix DoS via CIP Message—Availability Risk & Patch Needed

    On June 16, 2026, CISA republished Rockwell Automation advisory SD1772 warning that several Logix 5370 and 5570 controller families can be forced into denial of service by a crafted CIP message, potentially causing a major nonrecoverable fault that requires a program download to restore...
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    CVE-2026-7310: MACH HiDraw XML Parser Buffer Overflow Patch Planning Guide

    Hitachi Energy’s MACH HiDraw versions 9.22 and earlier are affected by CVE-2026-7310, a locally exploitable heap-based buffer overflow in the product’s XML parser that CISA republished on June 4, 2026, after Hitachi Energy’s May 26 advisory. The flaw is not the sort of remote, wormable bug that...
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    ABB LVS MConfig CVE-2025-9970: Patch to 1.4.9.22 for Credential Leak Risk

    ABB’s LVS MConfig versions 1.4.9.21 and earlier contain a high-severity credential-handling vulnerability, CVE-2025-9970, republished by CISA on May 26, 2026, after ABB’s October 8, 2025 advisory for its low-voltage switchgear configuration software. The flaw is not a flashy remote takeover bug...
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    SIMATIC HMI Unified Comfort CVE-2026-27662: Update V21+ and Harden Control Panel

    Siemens and CISA disclosed on May 12–14, 2026, that SIMATIC HMI Unified Comfort Panels before V21.0 contain CVE-2026-27662, a high-severity flaw that can let an unauthenticated local attacker reach the built-in web browser through the Control Panel help link. The bug is not a spectacular...
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    ABB B&R Automation Runtime DoS CVE-2025-11044: Patch 6.5/R4.93 to Protect OT

    ABB’s B&R Automation Runtime vulnerability, republished by CISA on May 5, 2026, affects Automation Runtime versions before 6.5 and before R4.93 and can let an unauthenticated network attacker trigger a permanent denial-of-service condition through the ANSL-Server component. It is not a...
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    CVE-2025-11043: ABB Automation Studio Certificate Validation Flaw and OT Trust Risk

    CISA republished ABB’s advisory for CVE-2025-11043 on May 5, 2026, warning that B&R Automation Studio versions before 6.5 improperly validate server certificates in OPC UA and ANSL-over-TLS client connections, enabling a network-positioned attacker to impersonate a trusted server. The bug is not...
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    ABB PCM600 Zip Slip Flaw: Fix CVE-2018-1002208 or Face OT Patch Compatibility Issues

    CISA republished ABB’s advisory for PCM600 on April 30, 2026, warning that versions 1.5 through 2.13 of ABB’s protection and control IED management software contain a SharpZipLib path traversal flaw that can let crafted messages cause arbitrary code execution on a system node. The fix is PCM600...
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    CVE-2025-14510 ABB OPTIMAX SSO Fix: Identity Bypass Risk for OT Energy Systems

    CISA republished ABB’s advisory for CVE-2025-14510 on April 30, 2026, warning that affected ABB Ability OPTIMAX installations using Azure Active Directory single sign-on can be exposed to an authentication bypass in energy and water-sector environments worldwide. The bug is not the largest...
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    CVE-2025-10571: ABB Edgenius Portal Auth Bypass and OT Edge Security Risks

    CISA on April 30, 2026 republished ABB’s advisory for CVE-2025-10571, a critical authentication-bypass flaw in ABB Ability Edgenius Management Portal versions 3.2.0.0 and 3.2.1.1 that can let a network-adjacent attacker run code and alter deployed applications. The uncomfortable part is not...
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    Siemens SINEC NMS Authorization Bypass Allows Reset of Any User Password (Patch V4.0 SP3)

    Siemens’ SINEC NMS has landed in the crosshairs of a high-severity authorization bypass flaw, and the practical consequence is hard to ignore: an authenticated remote attacker could potentially reset the password of any arbitrary user account. Siemens says the issue affects versions before V4.0...
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    CVE-2026-24032 Fix for Siemens SINEC NMS Auth Bypass (UMC) — Upgrade to V4.0 SP3

    Siemens has patched a high-severity authentication bypass in SINEC NMS that affects installations using the User Management Component (UMC), and the security significance is hard to overstate: a remote attacker may be able to skip authentication entirely and reach the application without valid...
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    CVE-2025-7741 Yokogawa CENTUM VP Hard-Coded Password: OT Security Risk Guide

    Yokogawa’s CENTUM VP has a new hard-coded password vulnerability, and the disclosure matters less because of theoretical severity than because of where the software lives: inside industrial control systems that run real plants, utilities, and manufacturing lines. The issue, tracked as...
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    Legacy OT Cybersecurity: Securing PLCs, SCADA, and Long-Lived Plants

    Legacy operational technology is no longer a quiet liability tucked away on the factory floor; it has become one of manufacturing’s most persistent cybersecurity blind spots. As ESET frames it, the problem is not that old machines are inherently broken, but that decades-old OT increasingly sits...
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