ICSA-21-131-15: Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500
CISA advisory · released 2021-05-11
Source record Collected from CISA's CSAF advisory feed
- Distribution label in the document: TLP:WHITE
- Revision 3, 2025-05-06 (final)
CISA's summary
Summary: Intel has published information on vulnerabilities in Intel products in November 2020. This advisory lists the Siemens Controllers that are affected by these vulnerabilities. In this advisory we take a representative CVE from each advisory: - “Intel CSME, SPS, TXE, AMT and DAL Advisory” Intel-SA-00391 is represented by CVE-2020-8744 - “BIOS Advisory” Intel-SA-00358 is represented by CVE-2020-0591. Siemens is currently working on BIOS updates that include chipset microcode updates and recommends specific countermeasures for products where updates are not, or not yet available.
Products, as the advisory lists them
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Siemens | SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (MLFB: 6ES7518-4AX00-1AC0, 6AG1518-4AX00-4AC0, incl. SIPLUS variant) | vers:all/* |
| Siemens | SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP | vers:all/* |
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Vulnerabilities in this advisory
- CVE-2020-0591 — CVE-2020-0591 · CWE-119
Improper buffer restrictions in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- CVE-2020-8744 — CVE-2020-8744 · CWE-665
Improper initialization in subsystem for Intel(R) CSME versions before 12.0.70, 13.0.40, 13.30.10, 14.0.45 and 14.5.25, Intel(R) TXE versions before 4.0.30 Intel(R) SPS versions before E3_05.01.04.200 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Acknowledgments, as the advisory lists them
- Siemens ProductCERT: reporting these vulnerabilities to CISA.
The advisory's legal notice
Siemens Security Advisories are subject to the terms and conditions contained in Siemens' underlying license terms or other applicable agreements previously agreed to with Siemens (hereinafter "License Terms"). To the extent applicable to information, software or documentation made available in or through a Siemens Security Advisory, the Terms of Use of Siemens' Global Website (https://www.siemens.com/terms_of_use, hereinafter "Terms of Use"), in particular Sections 8-10 of the Terms of Use, shall apply additionally. In case of conflicts, the License Terms shall prevail over the Terms of Use.
Sources
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