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The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-58115 (CVSS score: 10.0), is a case of missing authentication for a critical function that could be exploited by an unauthenticated remote attacker to run arbitrary code. \"SIMATIC IoT2050 Advanced devices running","A critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-58115) with a CVSS score of 10.0 affecting Siemens SIMATIC IoT2050 Advanced devices is being actively exploited. 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