CVE-2022-45147
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.002 · 13 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS neo V4.0 (All versions), SIMATIC STEP 7 V16 (All versions), SIMATIC STEP 7 V17 (All versions), SIMATIC STEP 7 V18 (All versions < V18 Update 2). Affected applications do not properly restrict the .NET BinaryFormatter when deserializing user-controllable input. This could allow an attacker to cause a type confusion and execute arbitrary code within the affected application. This is the same issue that exists for .NET BinaryFormatter https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/code-quality/ca2300.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- FixedSIMATIC STEP 7 V18siemens_psirt
Update to V18 Update 2 or later version
- FixedSIMATIC STEP 7 V18cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V18 Update 2 or later version
- MitigationSIMATIC PCS neo V4.0siemens_psirt
Avoid opening untrusted files from unknown sources in affected products
- MitigationSIMATIC STEP 7 V16siemens_psirt
Avoid opening untrusted files from unknown sources in affected products
- MitigationSIMATIC STEP 7 V17siemens_psirt
Avoid opening untrusted files from unknown sources in affected products
- MitigationSIMATIC STEP 7 V18siemens_psirt
Avoid opening untrusted files from unknown sources in affected products
- MitigationSIMATIC PCS neo V4.0cisa_csaf_ot
Avoid opening untrusted files from unknown sources in affected products
- MitigationSIMATIC STEP 7 V16cisa_csaf_ot
Avoid opening untrusted files from unknown sources in affected products
- MitigationSIMATIC STEP 7 V17cisa_csaf_ot
Avoid opening untrusted files from unknown sources in affected products
- MitigationSIMATIC STEP 7 V18cisa_csaf_ot
Avoid opening untrusted files from unknown sources in affected products
- No fix plannedSIMATIC PCS neo V4.0siemens_psirt
Currently no fix is planned
- No fix plannedSIMATIC STEP 7 V16siemens_psirt
Currently no fix is planned
- No fix plannedSIMATIC STEP 7 V17siemens_psirt
Currently no fix is planned
- No fix plannedSIMATIC PCS neo V4.0cisa_csaf_ot
Currently no fix is planned
- No fix plannedSIMATIC STEP 7 V16cisa_csaf_ot
Currently no fix is planned
- No fix plannedSIMATIC STEP 7 V17cisa_csaf_ot
Currently no fix is planned
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.9–8.5
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (20)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (3)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- SSA-825651SSA-825651: Deserialization Vulnerability in SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) before V18 Update 22024-07-09csaf · siemens_psirtDE
Affected applications do not properly restrict the .NET BinaryFormatter when deserializing user-controllable input. This could allow an attacker to cause a type confusion and execute arbitrary code within the affected application. Siemens has released a new version for SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V18 and recommends to update to the latest version. Siemens recommends specific countermeasures for products where fixes are not, or not yet available.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-1572Siemens TIA Portal: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen CodeausführungDeutsch2024-07-09csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter anonymer oder lokal privilegierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Siemens TIA Portal ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen.
- ICSA-24-193-17Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal)2024-07-09icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Affected applications do not properly restrict the .NET BinaryFormatter when deserializing user-controllable input. This could allow an attacker to cause a type confusion and execute arbitrary code within the affected application. Siemens has released a new version for SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V18 and recommends to update to the latest version. Siemens recommends specific countermeasures for products where fixes are not, or not yet available.
also known as (6)
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sources
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references (5)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-825651.htmlcnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-45147/cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Siemens-SIMATIC-STEP-7-memory-corruption-via-BinaryFormatter-44685cnnvd
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-825651.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-825651.htmlnvd
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