# CVE-2024-41794: Hardcoded credentials in SENTRON 7KT PAC1260 Data Manager

> Hardcoded root credentials allow unauthenticated remote attackers to gain full device access if SSH is enabled.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Apr 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w4wq-mmwq-2c74

## What is CVE-2024-41794?

CVE-2024-41794 is a critical vulnerability in Siemens SENTRON 7KT PAC1260 Data Manager, published on 8 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in SENTRON 7KT PAC1260 Data Manager (All versions). Affected devices contain hardcoded credentials for remote access to the device operating system with root privileges. This could allow unauthenticated remote attackers to gain full access to a device, if they are in possession of these credentials and if the ssh service is enabled (e.g., by exploitation of CVE-2024-41793).

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-41794?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Siemens 7kt Pac1260 Data Manager Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-41794?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-41794 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-41794 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41794 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Siemens SENTRON 7KT PAC1260 Data Manager

- [CVE-2024-41788](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41788/): Command injection in SENTRON 7KT PAC1260 Data Manager (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2024-41789](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41789/): Command injection in SENTRON 7KT PAC1260 Data Manager (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2024-41790](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41790/): Command injection in SENTRON 7KT PAC1260 Data Manager (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2024-41792](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41792/): Path traversal in SENTRON 7KT PAC1260 Data Manager (critical 9.2)
- [CVE-2024-41793](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41793/): Auth bypass in SENTRON 7KT PAC1260 Data Manager (high 7.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-41794 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-41794 is a critical vulnerability in Siemens SENTRON 7KT PAC1260 Data Manager, published on 8 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41794 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens SENTRON 7KT PAC1260 Data Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41794/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41794/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-41794
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-41794
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-41794

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41794/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.