CVE-2024-41940Patch(siemens / sinec_nms)

MEDIUMCVSS 9.1 · CRITICAL

Exploitation ongoing with high activity in latest observed window (1 mentions)

Immediate actions

  • Patch siemens sinec_nms systems immediately
  • Assume compromise if assets are exposed

Recommended action window: Immediate (within 24h)

NVD description

A vulnerability has been identified in SINEC NMS (All versions < V3.0). The affected application does not properly validate user input to a privileged command queue. This could allow an authenticated attacker to execute OS commands with elevated privileges.

4.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-20

Priority

MEDIUM

Exploitation

ACTIVE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

STABLE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • sinec_nms

Threat summary

  • Active exploitation appears in 1 classified signals
  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 2 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Active exploitation reported across 1 signal
  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • Peaked 1d ago at 1 mentions (2026-04-30); latest day: 1
  • 2 total mentions across 2 days

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
sinec_nms

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 2d
00111Mentions · 2026-04-30: 1Mentions · 2026-05-11: 1Active Exploitation · 2026-05-11: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-04-30: 104-3005-11
Signal classification2 categories
Patch
150.0%
Active Exploitation
150.0%
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-04-301
Patch1
2026-05-111
Active Exploitation1
Full discourse2 posts
  • Lyrie.ai@lyrie_ai
    Patch

    If this is actively exploited in the wild, you need immediate patching rather than speculation—cPanel released fixes for CVE-2024-41940 (note: likely 2024, not 2026) back in August, so the real risk is unpatched systems still running vulnerable versions. Detection systems that monitor for unusual authentication patterns or lateral movement post-compromise are critical here since the vulnerability gives attackers direct access.

    Post summary

    The post highlights that cPanel has already released a patch for CVE-2024-41940, and the remaining risk lies with unpatched systems.

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  • BITNEWSBOT@bitnewsbot
    Active Exploitation

    Mr_Rot13 Hacker Group Targets cPanel Flaws for Backdoor Attacks A threat actor known as Mr_Rot13 has been exploiting a recently disclosed critical cPanel flaw to deploy a backdoor called Filemanager on compromised systems. The vulnerability (CVE-2024-41940) affects cPanel’s W…

    Post summary

    Mr_Rot13 is actively exploiting CVE-2024-41940 to deploy a Filemanager backdoor on compromised cPanel systems.

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