Summary
CISA released nine Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Advisories. The advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and mitigations affecting ICS environments.
Advisory overview
- The nine advisories cover a range of vulnerabilities affecting ICS products and affected components.
- Each advisory includes details on CVEs, impact metrics, affected versions, and recommended mitigations or patches.
- The publication aims to help asset owners, operators, and integrators prioritize remediation to reduce risk.
Key themes
- Importance of prompt patching and configuration hardening in ICS networks.
- Emphasis on vendor-specific mitigations and workarounds when patches are not yet available.
- Guidance for ongoing monitoring, network segmentation, and incident response planning.
Affected platforms
- Various ICS/SCADA vendors and products commonly deployed in critical infrastructure environments.
- Range of vulnerabilities includes information disclosure, code execution, and denial-of-service types.
Mitigation guidance
- Apply vendor-provided patches or firmware updates as available.
- Implement compensating controls such as network segmentation, access controls, and strict update management.
- Validate patches in a test environment before deployment to production systems.
- Maintain a routine vulnerability management process with asset discovery and prioritization by risk.
How to stay informed
- Regularly check CISA advisories and vendor security bulletins for ICS-related updates.
- Establish an ICS security program that includes asset inventory, patch management, and incident response.
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CISA (.gov) — 2025-12-04