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ICSA-25-261-02: Westermo Network Technologies WeOS 5 ↗ source

September 18, 2025 CISA ICS Advisory

Summary

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could cause the device to reboot. CVE-2025-46419: When configured for IPSec, a Westermo device running WeOS 5 could be vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack. A specifically crafted ESP packet could trigger an immediate reboot of the device.

Advisory Details CISA ICS CSAF feed

Advisory ID
ICSA-25-261-02
Status
Final · version 1
Initial release
2025-09-18
Last revised
2025-09-18
Vendor
Westermo Network Technologies
Critical infrastructure sectors
Commercial Facilities, Critical Manufacturing, Energy, Water and Wastewater Systems
Deployed
Worldwide
Vendor headquarters
Sweden

No known public exploitation specifically targeting this vulnerability has been reported to CISA at this time. This vulnerability has a high attack complexity.

Credit: Westermo Network Technologies

Affected products (1)
  • WeOS 5 — <=5.23.0

From CISA's machine-readable CSAF 2.0 advisory (JSON).

Vulnerabilities as Stated by the Advisory

CVEWeaknessCVSS v3Details
CVE-2025-46419 CWE-1286 Improper Validation of Syntactic Correctness of Input 5.9 Medium When configured for IPSec, a Westermo device running WeOS 5 could be vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack. A specifically crafted ESP packet could trigger an immediate reboot of the device.

Vendor fix: Westermo recommends upgrading to the latest WeOS 5 version available. The vulnerability has been addressed and removed in WeOS 5 Version 5.24.0. This version is available for download on the Westermo Network Technologies support site. ↗

Mitigation: For more information refer to Westermo's security advisory Westermo-25-02. ↗

Affected, fixed & timeline

Affected:

  • WeOS 5 <=5.23.0

Scores and weakness types are as CISA or the republishing vendor stated them in this advisory; the linked CVE pages carry the independently enriched CVSS and SSVC assessments.

News Coverage

No coverage found in monitored research blogs or news feeds.

CVEs Referenced in This Publication

CVECVSSAffected
CVE-2025-46419 5.9 Medium Westermo WeOS Westermo WeOS 5 through 5.23.0 allows a reboot via a malformed ESP packet.

Named by the advisory itself. Each CVE links to its tracked detail page.

Vendors Named in This Publication

No KEV-catalogued vendors are named in this publication.