Enabled IP Forwarding feature in B&R Automation Runtime versions before 6.0.2 may allow remote attack-ers to compromise network security by routing IP-based packets through the host, potentially by-passing firewall, router, or NAC filtering.
The product initializes or sets a resource with a default that is intended to be changed by the administrator, but the default is not secure.
Developers often choose default values that leave the product as open and easy to use as possible out-of-the-box, under the assumption that the administrator can (or should) change the default value. However, this ease-of-use comes at a cost when the default is insecure and the administrator does not change it.