SSA-514895

Vulnerability from csaf_siemens - Published: 2025-11-11 00:00 - Updated: 2025-11-11 00:00
Summary
SSA-514895: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Altair Grid Engine V2025.1.0

Notes

Summary
Altair Grid Engine contain multiple vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code with superuser permissions. Siemens has released a new version for Altair Grid Engine and recommends to update to the latest version.
General Recommendations
As a general security measure, Siemens strongly recommends to protect network access to devices with appropriate mechanisms. In order to operate the devices in a protected IT environment, Siemens recommends to configure the environment according to Siemens' operational guidelines for Industrial Security (Download: https://www.siemens.com/cert/operational-guidelines-industrial-security), and to follow the recommendations in the product manuals. Additional information on Industrial Security by Siemens can be found at: https://www.siemens.com/industrialsecurity
Additional Resources
For further inquiries on security vulnerabilities in Siemens products and solutions, please contact the Siemens ProductCERT: https://www.siemens.com/cert/advisories
Terms of Use
The use of Siemens Security Advisories is subject to the terms and conditions listed on: https://www.siemens.com/productcert/terms-of-use.

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