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CVE-2015-1601· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) 12 and 13 before 13 SP1 Upd1 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information or modif

Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) 12 and 13 before 13 SP1 Upd1 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information or modify transmitted data via unspecified vectors.

MediumCVSS 6.8 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Apr 5, 2015
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.4% · 72th percentile
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Action score

27

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
27 / 40 · 6.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.4%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
siemenssimatic step 7

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • siemens simatic step 7up to 13 inclusive
  • siemens simatic step 712
  • siemens simatic step 713

Same product

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Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2021-42029A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V15 (All versions), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V16 (All versions < V16 U
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2022-46141A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) (All versions < V19).
    22Monitor
  • CVE-2016-7959Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) before 14 improperly stores pre-shared key data in TIA project files, which makes it easier for local us
    18Monitor
  • CVE-2015-1356Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) before 13 SP1 determines a user's privileges on the basis of project-file fields that lack integrity pro
    17Monitor
  • CVE-2016-7960Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) before 14 uses an improper format for managing TIA project files during version updates, which makes it
    10Monitor
  • CVE-2015-1602Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) 12 and 13 before 13 SP1 Upd1 improperly stores password data within project files, which makes it easier
    8Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

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

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

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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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
    P · the service can be disrupted
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    P
    Integrity impact
    P
    Availability impact
    P

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-254 · 7PK - Security Features

    CVSS vector

    AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

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    Change log

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    References

    Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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