The random-number generator on Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 CPU PLC devices with firmware before 4.0 does not have sufficient entropy, which make
The random-number generator on Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 CPU PLC devices with firmware before 4.0 does not have sufficient entropy, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms and hijack sessions via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-2251.
- Published
- Mar 24, 2014
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 3.2% · 87th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-310
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Report tools
Action score
34
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 33 / 40 · 8.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 3.2%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| siemens | simatic s7 cpu 1200 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_s7_cpu_1200_firmware |
| siemens | simatic s7 cpu-1211c | cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_s7_cpu-1211c |
| siemens | simatic s7 cpu 1212c | cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_s7_cpu_1212c |
| siemens | simatic s7 cpu 1214c | cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_s7_cpu_1214c |
| siemens | simatic s7 cpu 1215c | cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_s7_cpu_1215c |
| siemens | simatic s7 cpu 1217c | cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_s7_cpu_1217c |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- siemens simatic s7 cpu 1200 firmwareup to 3.0.2 inclusive
- siemens simatic s7 cpu 1200 firmware3.0
- siemens simatic s7 cpu 1212call versions
- siemens simatic s7 cpu 1214call versions
- siemens simatic s7 cpu 1215call versions
- siemens simatic s7 cpu 1217call versions
- siemens simatic s7 cpu-1211call versions
Same product
siemens: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2014-2258Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 CPU PLC devices with firmware before 4.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (defect-mode transition32Monitor
- CVE-2014-2254Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 CPU PLC devices with firmware before 4.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (defect-mode transition32Monitor
- CVE-2014-2256Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 CPU PLC devices with firmware before 4.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (defect-mode transition32Monitor
- CVE-2014-2909CRLF injection vulnerability in the integrated web server on Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 CPU devices 2.x and 3.x allows remote attackers to inje24Monitor
- CVE-2014-2252Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 CPU PLC devices with firmware before 4.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (defect-mode transition24Monitor
- CVE-2014-2908Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the integrated web server on Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 CPU devices 2.x and 3.x allows remote attac23Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
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No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-310 · Cryptographic IssuesCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Noroxi analysis
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References
- ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-14-079-02
- www.siemens.com/innovation/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-654382.pdf
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-654382.pdf
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.