CVE-2026-41080

lowpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.004 · 34 %ileDEEUFRUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.40% (34th) EPSS

CVSS 2.9 · low

Is it mine?

24 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

6 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cert_bund · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

libexpat before 2.8.0 uses insufficient entropy, and thus hash flooding can occur via a crafted XML document.

remediations

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

A vendor fix is available.

FixedSIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4AX00-1AB0)siemens_psirt
Update to V3.1.6 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109478459/
FixedSIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4AX00-1AC0)siemens_psirt
Update to V3.1.6 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109478459/
FixedSIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4FX00-1AB0)siemens_psirt
Update to V3.1.6 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109478459/
FixedSIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4FX00-1AC0)siemens_psirt
Update to V3.1.6 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109478459/
FixedSIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6AG1518-4AX00-4AC0)siemens_psirt
Update to V3.1.6 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109478459/
MitigationSIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4AX00-1AB0)siemens_psirt
Limit access to the interactive shell of the additional GNU/Linux subssytem to trusted personnel only.
MitigationSIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4AX00-1AC0)siemens_psirt
Limit access to the interactive shell of the additional GNU/Linux subssytem to trusted personnel only.
MitigationSIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4FX00-1AB0)siemens_psirt
Limit access to the interactive shell of the additional GNU/Linux subssytem to trusted personnel only.
MitigationSIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4FX00-1AC0)siemens_psirt
Limit access to the interactive shell of the additional GNU/Linux subssytem to trusted personnel only.
MitigationSIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6AG1518-4AX00-4AC0)siemens_psirt
Limit access to the interactive shell of the additional GNU/Linux subssytem to trusted personnel only.

cvss

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

7.5

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 2.9–7.5

v3.12.9lowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Lsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondaryexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6

v3.12.9lowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Lsecondary · cve@mitre.org USexploitability 1.4 · impact 1.4

v3.12.9lowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Lsecondary · Siemens ProductCERT DE

ssvc

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

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-331USCWE-331US

affected products (24)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

IBM AIX 7.3all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:ibm:aix:7.3
IBM Business Automation Workflow 24.0.0-24.0.1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:24.0.0_-_24.0.1
IBM Business Automation Workflow 25.0.0-25.0.1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:business_automation_workflow:25.0.0_-_25.0.1
IBM DevOps Code ClearCase 11.0.0-11.0.0.05all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:devops_code_clearcase:11.0.0_-_11.0.0.05
IBM HTTP Server 8.5all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:http_server:8.5
IBM HTTP Server 9.0all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:http_server:9.0
IBM Rational ClearCase 10.0.0-10.0.1.05all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:rational_clearcase:10.0.0_-_10.0.1.05
IBM Rational ClearCase 9.1.0-9.1.0.10all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:rational_clearcase:9.1.0_-_9.1.0.10
IBM Rational ClearQuest 10.0-10.0.10all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:rational_clearquest:10.0_-_10.0.10
IBM Rational ClearQuest 9.1-9.1.0.11all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:rational_clearquest:9.1_-_9.1.0.11
IBM Tivoli Monitoringall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:tivoli_monitoring:-
IBM VIOS 4.1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:vios:4.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:-
SUSE Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:-
SUSE openSUSEall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:suse:opensuse:-
Ubuntu Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:-
Open Source expat< 2.7.6cert_bundDE
libexpat project libexpat0 → 2.8.0enisa_euvdEU
libexpat project libexpat< 2.8.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:libexpat_project:libexpat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4AX00-1AB0)≤ vers:intdot/>=3.1.5|<3.1.6siemens_psirtDE

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advisories (3)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

SSA-082556SSA-082556: Vulnerabilities in the additional GNU/Linux subsystem of the SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518(F)-4 PN/DP MFP V3.1.52025-06-10csaf · siemens_psirtDE
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in the additional GNU/Linux subsystem of the firmware version V3.1.5 for the SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518(F)-4 PN/DP MFP (incl. SIPLUS variant). Siemens has released new versions for several affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions. Siemens is preparing further fixes and recommends specific mitigations for products where fixes are not or not yet available. SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518(F)-4 PN/DP MFP V3.1.5 is no longer maintained and there won't be any update to the CVE list anymore. Please update to the latest version. Note: This SSA advises vulnerabilities for firmware version V3.1.5 only; for version V3.1.6 refer to SSA-019113.
WID-SEC-W-2026-1159expat: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2026-04-16csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in expat ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMwareFrançais2026-10-26vendor · certfrFR

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Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd cert_bund nvd siemens_psirt certfr NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2026-04-16modified 2026-07-14

references (12)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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