HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2014-2257

Simatic S7 1500 Cpu Firmware vulnerability

CVSS
7.8
EPSS
3.5%
EPSS pct
88th
Exploited
No known
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU PLC devices with firmware before 1.5.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (defect-mode transition) via crafted ISO-TSAP packets.
Affected vendor
Siemens
Affected product
Simatic S7 1500 Cpu Firmware
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Published
2014-03-16

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.5% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 88% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2014-2257

  • Confirm whether Siemens Simatic S7 1500 Cpu Firmware is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2014-2257.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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