CVE-2023-52891
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.005 · 40 %ileDEEUNLRUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC Energy Manager Basic (All versions < V7.5), SIMATIC Energy Manager PRO (All versions < V7.5), SIMATIC IPC DiagBase (All versions), SIMATIC IPC DiagMonitor (All versions), SIMIT V10 (All versions), SIMIT V11 (All versions < V11.1). Unified Automation .NET based OPC UA Server SDK before 3.2.2 used in Siemens products are affected by a similar vulnerability as documented in CVE-2023-27321 for the OPC Foundation UA .NET Standard implementation. A successful attack may lead to high load situation and memory exhaustion, and may block the server.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- FixedSIMATIC Energy Manager Basicsiemens_psirt
Update to V7.5 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109827289/ - FixedSIMATIC Energy Manager PROsiemens_psirt
Update to V7.5 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109827289/ - FixedSIMIT V11siemens_psirt
Update to V11.1 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109820441/ - FixedSIMATIC Energy Manager Basiccisa_csaf_ot
Update to V7.5 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109827289/ - FixedSIMATIC Energy Manager PROcisa_csaf_ot
Update to V7.5 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109827289/ - FixedSIMIT V11cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V11.1 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109820441/ - MitigationSIMATIC Energy Manager Basicsiemens_psirt
Disable the OPC UA server in the affected product, if possible and OPC UA is not used
- MitigationSIMATIC Energy Manager PROsiemens_psirt
Disable the OPC UA server in the affected product, if possible and OPC UA is not used
- MitigationSIMATIC IPC DiagBasesiemens_psirt
Disable the OPC UA server in the affected product, if possible and OPC UA is not used
- MitigationSIMATIC IPC DiagMonitorsiemens_psirt
Disable the OPC UA server in the affected product, if possible and OPC UA is not used
- MitigationSIMIT V10siemens_psirt
Disable the OPC UA server in the affected product, if possible and OPC UA is not used
- MitigationSIMIT V11siemens_psirt
Disable the OPC UA server in the affected product, if possible and OPC UA is not used
- MitigationSIMATIC Energy Manager Basiccisa_csaf_ot
Disable the OPC UA server in the affected product, if possible and OPC UA is not used
- MitigationSIMATIC Energy Manager PROcisa_csaf_ot
Disable the OPC UA server in the affected product, if possible and OPC UA is not used
- MitigationSIMATIC IPC DiagBasecisa_csaf_ot
Disable the OPC UA server in the affected product, if possible and OPC UA is not used
- MitigationSIMATIC IPC DiagMonitorcisa_csaf_ot
Disable the OPC UA server in the affected product, if possible and OPC UA is not used
- MitigationSIMIT V10cisa_csaf_ot
Disable the OPC UA server in the affected product, if possible and OPC UA is not used
- MitigationSIMIT V11cisa_csaf_ot
Disable the OPC UA server in the affected product, if possible and OPC UA is not used
- No fix plannedSIMATIC IPC DiagBasesiemens_psirt
Currently no fix is planned
- No fix plannedSIMATIC IPC DiagMonitorsiemens_psirt
Currently no fix is planned
- No fix plannedSIMIT V10siemens_psirt
Currently no fix is planned
- No fix plannedSIMATIC IPC DiagBasecisa_csaf_ot
Currently no fix is planned
- No fix plannedSIMATIC IPC DiagMonitorcisa_csaf_ot
Currently no fix is planned
- No fix plannedSIMIT V10cisa_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
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (29)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (3)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- NCSC-2024-0282Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Siemens ProductenNL2024-07-09csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Siemens heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in diverse producten als Mendix, RUGGEDOM, SIMATIC, SINEMA, SIPROTEC en de Engineering Platforms voor diverse systemen.
- SSA-088132SSA-088132: Denial of Service Vulnerability in the OPC UA Server Implementations of Several Industrial Products2024-07-09csaf · siemens_psirtDE
Unified Automation .NET based OPC UA Server SDK before 3.2.2 used in several industrial products are affected by a similar vulnerability as documented in CVE-2023-27321 for the OPC Foundation UA .NET Standard implementation. A successful attack may lead to high load situation and memory exhaustion, and may block the OPC UA server. Siemens has released new versions for several affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions. Siemens recommends countermeasures for products where fixes are not, or not yet available.
- ICSA-24-193-07Siemens SIMATIC and SIMIT2024-07-09icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Unified Automation .NET based OPC UA Server SDK before 3.2.2 used in several industrial products are affected by a similar vulnerability as documented in CVE-2023-27321 for the OPC Foundation UA .NET Standard implementation. A successful attack may lead to high load situation and memory exhaustion, and may block the OPC UA server. Siemens has released new versions for several affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions. Siemens recommends countermeasures for products where fixes are not, or not yet available.
also known as (5)
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sources
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references (5)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-088132.htmlcnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-52891/cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Siemens-SIMATIC-denial-of-service-via-Unified-Automation-44688cnnvd
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-088132.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-088132.htmlnvd
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