📄 Description (English)
A low privileged remote attacker can execute arbitrary code by sending specially crafted calls to the web service of the Device Manager or locally via an API and can cause integer overflows which then may lead to arbitrary code execution within privileged processes.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2025-41726 is a critical integer overflow vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Device Manager web services and APIs that allows low-privileged remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. The vulnerability can be exploited through specially crafted web service calls or local API invocations, potentially compromising entire device management infrastructure. Immediate patching is essential as the attack requires minimal privileges and can lead to complete system compromise.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 22, 2026 06:10
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability poses significant risk to Saudi critical infrastructure sectors: (1) Banking & Financial Services (SAMA-regulated) — Device Manager systems controlling ATM networks, branch infrastructure, and payment processing systems; (2) Government & Public Administration (NCA oversight) — device management in federal agencies, ministries, and critical infrastructure control centers; (3) Energy Sector (ARAMCO, SEC) — SCADA and industrial control device management systems; (4) Telecommunications (STC, Mobily, Zain) — network device management and infrastructure control; (5) Healthcare — hospital device management systems and medical infrastructure. The ability to execute code with elevated privileges makes this particularly dangerous for operational technology (OT) environments prevalent in Saudi Arabia's critical infrastructure.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Banking & Financial Services
Government & Public Administration
Energy & Utilities
Telecommunications
Healthcare
Critical Infrastructure
Manufacturing & Industrial Control
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
T1190 — Exploit Public-Facing Application (Device Manager web service)
T1548 — Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism (privilege escalation via integer overflow)
T1059 — Command and Scripting Interpreter (arbitrary code execution)
T1543 — Create or Modify System Process (elevated privilege execution)
T1021 — Remote Service Session Initiation (remote exploitation via web service)
T1203 — Exploitation for Client Execution (crafted API calls)
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
8.9
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Identify all Device Manager instances in your environment (web services and API endpoints)
2. Restrict network access to Device Manager web services using firewall rules — limit to authorized administrative networks only
3. Disable remote access to Device Manager APIs if not operationally required
4. Implement strict input validation on all Device Manager API calls to reject oversized integer parameters
5. Monitor for suspicious API calls with unusually large numeric parameters
PATCHING GUIDANCE:
1. Apply vendor security patch immediately — prioritize production Device Manager systems
2. Test patches in staging environment before production deployment
3. Implement phased rollout to minimize operational disruption
4. Verify patch application by checking version numbers and security advisories
COMPENSATING CONTROLS (if patching delayed):
1. Deploy Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block integer overflow attempts
2. Implement API rate limiting and request size restrictions
3. Enable comprehensive logging of all Device Manager API calls with parameter inspection
4. Require multi-factor authentication for Device Manager administrative access
5. Isolate Device Manager systems on dedicated network segments with strict egress filtering
DETECTION RULES:
1. Alert on API calls with integer parameters exceeding normal ranges (>2^31-1 for 32-bit systems)
2. Monitor for Device Manager process spawning child processes with SYSTEM/root privileges
3. Track failed authentication attempts followed by successful API calls from same source
4. Detect unusual outbound connections from Device Manager processes
5. Log all privilege escalation events originating from Device Manager services
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع نسخ Device Manager في بيئتك (خدمات الويب ونقاط نهاية واجهة برمجية التطبيقات)
2. تقييد الوصول إلى شبكة خدمات ويب Device Manager باستخدام قواعد جدار الحماية — حصر الوصول على الشبكات الإدارية المصرح بها فقط
3. تعطيل الوصول البعيد إلى واجهات برمجية التطبيقات Device Manager إذا لم تكن مطلوبة تشغيلياً
4. تطبيق التحقق الصارم من صحة المدخلات على جميع استدعاءات واجهة برمجية التطبيقات Device Manager لرفض معاملات الأعداد الصحيحة الكبيرة
5. مراقبة استدعاءات واجهة برمجية التطبيقات المريبة التي تحتوي على معاملات رقمية غير عادية
توجيهات التصحيح:
1. تطبيق تصحيح أمان البائع فوراً — إعطاء الأولوية لأنظمة Device Manager الإنتاجية
2. اختبار التصحيحات في بيئة التجريب قبل نشرها في الإنتاج
3. تطبيق النشر المرحلي لتقليل الاضطراب التشغيلي
4. التحقق من تطبيق التصحيح بفحص أرقام الإصدار والمستشارات الأمنية
الضوابط البديلة (إذا تأخر التصحيح):
1. نشر قواعد جدار تطبيقات الويب (WAF) للكشف عن محاولات تجاوز الأعداد الصحيحة وحجبها
2. تطبيق تحديد معدل واجهة برمجية التطبيقات وقيود حجم الطلب
3. تفعيل السجلات الشاملة لجميع استدعاءات واجهة برمجية التطبيقات Device Manager مع فحص المعاملات
4. طلب المصادقة متعددة العوامل لوصول Device Manager الإداري
5. عزل أنظمة Device Manager على قطاعات شبكة مخصصة مع تصفية الخروج الصارمة
قواعد الكشف:
1. تنبيه عند استدعاءات واجهة برمجية التطبيقات التي تحتوي على معاملات أعداد صحيحة تتجاوز النطاقات العادية
2. مراقبة عمليات Device Manager التي تولد عمليات فرعية بامتيازات SYSTEM/root
3. تتبع محاولات المصادقة الفاشلة متبوعة باستدعاءات واجهة برمجية التطبيقات الناجحة من نفس المصدر
4. الكشف عن الاتصالات الخارجية غير العادية من عمليات Device Manager
5. تسجيل جميع أحداث تصعيد الامتيازات الناشئة من خدمات Device Manager
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.5.1.1 — Access Control Policies (restricting Device Manager access)
ECC 2024 A.5.2.1 — User Registration and Access Rights Management
ECC 2024 A.6.1.1 — Information Security Policies and Procedures
ECC 2024 A.12.2.1 — Change Management (patch deployment procedures)
ECC 2024 A.12.6.1 — Management of Technical Vulnerabilities
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.RA-1 — Asset Management and Vulnerability Assessment
SAMA CSF PR.AC-1 — Access Control and Authentication
SAMA CSF PR.PT-1 — Protection Processes and Procedures
SAMA CSF DE.CM-1 — Detection and Analysis (monitoring for exploitation)
SAMA CSF RS.MI-1 — Incident Response and Mitigation
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.15 — Access Control (restricting Device Manager access)
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.1 — Cryptography and Secure Communications
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.2.1 — Change Management
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.6.1 — Management of Technical Vulnerabilities
ISO 27001:2022 A.14.2.1 — Secure Development Policy
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0
PCI DSS 6.2 — Security Patches and Updates (if Device Manager manages payment systems)
PCI DSS 7.1 — Access Control and Least Privilege
PCI DSS 11.2 — Vulnerability Scanning and Assessment
🔗 References & Sources 1