CVE-2020-15783

highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.017 · 77 %ileDEEUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
1.67% (77th) EPSS
CVSS 7.8 · high
Is it mine?
24 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
5 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cisa_csaf_ot · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-26

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC S7-300 CPU family (incl. related ET200 CPUs and SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC TDC CPU555 (All versions), SINUMERIK 840D sl (All versions). Sending multiple specially crafted packets to the affected devices could cause a Denial-of-Service on port 102. A cold restart is required to recover the service.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.

  • MitigationSIMATIC S7-300 CPU family (incl. related ET200 CPUs and SIPLUS variants)siemens_psirt

    Protect network access to port 102/tcp of affected devices.

  • MitigationSIMATIC TDC CPU555siemens_psirt

    Protect network access to port 102/tcp of affected devices.

  • MitigationSINUMERIK 840D slsiemens_psirt

    Protect network access to port 102/tcp of affected devices.

  • MitigationSIMATIC S7-300 CPU family (incl. related ET200 CPUs and SIPLUS variants)cisa_csaf_ot

    Protect network access to port 102/tcp of affected devices.

  • MitigationSIMATIC TDC CPU555cisa_csaf_ot

    Protect network access to port 102/tcp of affected devices.

  • MitigationSINUMERIK 840D slcisa_csaf_ot

    Protect network access to port 102/tcp of affected devices.

  • No fix plannedSIMATIC S7-300 CPU family (incl. related ET200 CPUs and SIPLUS variants)siemens_psirt

    Currently no fix is planned

  • No fix plannedSIMATIC TDC CPU555siemens_psirt

    Currently no fix is planned

  • No fix plannedSINUMERIK 840D slsiemens_psirt

    Currently no fix is planned

  • No fix plannedSIMATIC S7-300 CPU family (incl. related ET200 CPUs and SIPLUS variants)cisa_csaf_ot

    Currently no fix is planned

  • No fix plannedSIMATIC TDC CPU555cisa_csaf_ot

    Currently no fix is planned

  • No fix plannedSINUMERIK 840D slcisa_csaf_ot

    Currently no fix is planned

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.9–7.8

v2.07.8highAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 6.9
v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6
v3.15.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:Csecondary · CISA US
v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondaryexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6
v3.15.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:Csecondary · Siemens ProductCERT DE
v3.16.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: partialcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

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affected products (24)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • SSA-492828SSA-492828: Denial-of-Service Vulnerability in SIMATIC S7-300 CPUs and SINUMERIK Controller2020-11-10csaf · siemens_psirtDE

    A vulnerability in S7-300 might allow an attacker to cause a Denial- of-Service condition on port 102 of the affected devices by sending specially crafted packets. Siemens recommends specific countermeasures for products where updates are not, or not yet available.

  • ICSA-20-315-04Siemens SIMATIC S7-300 CPUs and SINUMERIK Controller (Update A)2020-11-10icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS

    A vulnerability in S7-300 might allow an attacker to cause a Denial- of-Service condition on port 102 of the affected devices by sending specially crafted packets. Siemens recommends specific countermeasures for products where updates are not, or not yet available.

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also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

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references (8)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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