Industrial Networking
The latest Industrial Networking coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Hitachi Energy TropOS 4th Gen Vulnerabilities Expose Critical Infrastructure
Hitachi Energy has disclosed three high-severity vulnerabilities in its TropOS 4th Generation industrial wireless routers that could allow authenticated, low-privilege users to gain root access and...
CISA Flags Critical Westermo WeOS 5 IPsec Bug That Reboots Devices Remotely
Westermo has confirmed a serious vulnerability in its WeOS 5 operating system that lets an attacker crash a vulnerable industrial switch or router with a single malformed network packet. The flaw,...
CVE-2025-46418: Westermo WeOS 5 Command Injection Flaw Poses Remote Risk, No Patch Yet
Industrial networking vendor Westermo published security advisory Westermo-25-07 on June 30, 2025, disclosing a high-severity OS command injection vulnerability in its WeOS 5 operating system, with...
Siemens Flags No-Fix Apache Flaws in RUGGEDCOM NMS and SINEMA Server — Here’s How to Defend Your OT Network
Siemens has republished a security advisory warning that three critical Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities lurk inside several of its industrial network management platforms, and for at least two...
CVE-2025-7350: 9.6-Severity Stratix IOS Injection Flaw Lets Attackers Hijack Industrial Switches
Rockwell Automation has confirmed a remote injection vulnerability in its Stratix IOS that could allow unauthenticated attackers to upload and execute malicious configurations on industrial switches,...
Rockwell FactoryTalk ViewPoint Flaw Lets Attackers Hijack MSI Repairs for SYSTEM Access
A critical privilege escalation vulnerability in Rockwell Automation’s FactoryTalk ViewPoint HMI thin-client software allows a low-privileged local attacker to gain SYSTEM-level control of...
CISA Flags 32 Critical Flaws in Siemens and Rockwell Gear—Some Require Physical Resets
Federal cybersecurity officials on August 14 published thirty-two advisories covering industrial control systems from Siemens, Rockwell Automation, and other vendors, warning that many of the...
CVE-2025-33023: No Patch for Siemens ROX II Upload Flaw Threatening Critical Manufacturing Networks
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX II industrial networking devices — deployed worldwide in critical manufacturing and energy sectors — carry a dangerous unrestricted file upload vulnerability that allows...
Rockwell Patches Critical DoS Flaws in 1756-EN4TR Modules, Urges Immediate Firmware Update to 7.001
Rockwell Automation has released a firmware fix for a pair of vulnerabilities in its 1756-EN4TR and 1756-EN4TRXT communication modules that could allow an attacker to crash the devices, causing a...
Comprehensive Guide to the USB to RJ11 RS485 Converter Cable for Industrial Automation
In modern industrial environments, seamless, reliable, and high-speed communication between machines and control systems is a non-negotiable requirement. The USB to RJ11 RS485 Converter Cable,...
CISA Alert on Emerson ValveLink Vulnerabilities: Critical Steps for ICS Protection
Industrial control systems (ICS) face growing cybersecurity threats, with the latest CISA advisory highlighting critical vulnerabilities in Emerson's ValveLink software. These flaws, if exploited,...
Siemens Patches Critical Privilege Flaws in SCALANCE and RUGGEDCOM ICS Devices
Industrial control systems (ICS) form the backbone of critical infrastructure, and their security is paramount to national and economic stability. Siemens' SCALANCE and RUGGEDCOM devices, widely used...