Simatic Driver Controller FirmwareOperating system · Siemens

CVE-2020-15782

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2021-05-28
Fix available
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC Drive Controller family (All versions < V2.9.2), SIMATIC ET 200SP Open Controller CPU 1515SP PC (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC ET 200SP Open Controller CPU 1515SP PC2 (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions < V21.9), SIMATIC S7-1200 CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions < V4.5.0), SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU family (incl. related ET200 CPUs and SIPLUS variants) (All versions < V2.9.2), SIMATIC S7-1500 Software Controller (All versions < V21.9), SIMATIC S7-PLCSIM Advanced (All versions < V4.0), SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH180 Drives (Drives manufactured before 2021-08-13), SINUMERIK MC (All versions < V6.15), SINUMERIK ONE (All versions < V6.15). Affected devices are vulnerable to a memory protection bypass through a specific operation. A remote unauthenticated attacker with network access to port 102/tcp could potentially write arbitrary data and code to protected memory areas or read sensitive data to launch further attacks.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis
How this class of weakness works · CWE-119

The program reads or writes outside the bounds of an allocated buffer, corrupting adjacent memory. With crafted input an attacker can overwrite control data and, with effort, redirect execution to their own code. Remediation ranges from bounds checking and safe library functions to compiler mitigations, usually alongside a careful audit of the surrounding code.

General guidance for the memory buffer bounds error class — the official description and references above are authoritative for this specific CVE. Want a bespoke review and a reviewed fix? Ask our team →

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Simatic Driver Controller FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< 2.9.2
S7 1200 Cpu FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< 4.5.0
S7 1500 Cpu FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< 2.9.2
Simatic S7 1500 Software ControllerApplication
Affected:all versions
Simatic S7 Plcsim AdvancedApplication
Affected:< 4.0
Et 200sp Open Controller FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 2.9.2 / 4.0 / 4.5.0 or later
Fixed in 2.9.24.04.5.0
Recommended fix High confidence

Device-specific: S7-1200 to V4.5.0; S7-1500/Drive Controller to V2.9.2; ET 200SP Open Controller/S7-1500 Software Controller to V21.9; S7-PLCSIM Advanced to V4.0

  1. 1. Identify the specific Siemens SIMATIC device model affected in your environment (e.g., S7-1200, S7-1500, ET 200SP Open Controller, S7-PLCSIM Advanced, Drive Controller)
  2. 2. Check the current firmware/software version of the affected device through TIA Portal, web interface, or device management console
  3. 3. Access Siemens support portal (siemens.com/support) or the Siemens ProductCERT page (cert-portal.siemens.com) to obtain the appropriate firmware/software update
  4. 4. For S7-1200 CPU: upgrade to firmware version V4.5.0 or later
  5. 5. For S7-1500 CPU / SIMATIC Drive Controller: upgrade to firmware version V2.9.2 or later
  6. 6. For ET 200SP Open Controller CPU 1515SP PC/PC2: upgrade to version V21.9 or later
  7. 7. For S7-1500 Software Controller: upgrade to version V21.9 or later
  8. 8. For S7-PLCSIM Advanced: upgrade to version V4.0 or later
Caveat Firmware updates may temporarily disrupt PLC operations; plan maintenance window and follow Siemens update documentation

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