[Control systems] National Instruments security advisory

Number: AV20-455
Date: 3 December 2020

On 3 December 2020 ICS-CERT published an ICS Advisory to highlight a vulnerability in the following product:

  • National Instruments Corp. CompactRIO – driver versions prior to 20.5

Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote actor to reboot the device.

The Cyber Centre encourages users and administrators to review the provided web link, perform the suggested mitigations and apply the necessary updates.

ICS Advisory (ICSA-20-338-01)
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-338-01

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