CVE-2019-13945

MEDIUM
6.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 12, 2019 at 01:19 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:17 AM UTC
33 products affected across 1 vendorSIMATIC S7-1200 FirmwareSIMATIC S7-200 Smart CPU ST60 FirmwareSIMATIC S7-200 Smart CPU SR40 Firmware

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Severity
MEDIUM6.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC S7-1200 CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC S7-1200 CPU family < V4.x (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC S7-1200 CPU family V4.x (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions with Function State (FS) < 11), SIMATIC S7-200 SMART CPU CR20s (6ES7 288-1CR20-0AA1) (All versions <= V2.3.0 and Function State (FS) <= 3), SIMATIC S7-200 SMART CPU CR30s (6ES7 288-1CR30-0AA1) (All versions <= V2.3.0 and Function State (FS) <= 3), SIMATIC S7-200 SMART CPU CR40 (6ES7 288-1CR40-0AA0) (All versions <= V2.2.2 and Function State (FS) <= 8), SIMATIC S7-200 SMART CPU CR40s (6ES7 288-1CR40-0AA1) (All versions <= V2.3.0 and Function State (FS) <= 3), SIMATIC S7-200 SMART CPU CR60 (6ES7 288-1CR60-0AA0) (All versions <= V2.2.2 and Function State (FS) <= 10), SIMATIC S7-200 SMART CPU CR60s (6ES7 288-1CR60-0AA1) (All versions <= V2.3.0 and Function State (FS) <= 3), SIMATIC S7-200 SMART CPU SR20 (6ES7 288-1SR20-0AA0) (All versions <= V2.5.0 and Function State (FS) <= 11), SIMATIC S7-200 SMART CPU SR30 (6ES7 288-1SR30-0AA0) (All versions <= V2.5.0 and Function State (FS) <= 10), SIMATIC S7-200 SMART CPU SR40 (6ES7 288-1SR40-0AA0) (All versions <= V2.5.0 and Function State (FS) <= 10), SIMATIC S7-200 SMART CPU SR60 (6ES7 288-1SR60-0AA0) (All versions <= V2.5.0 and Function State (FS) <= 12), SIMATIC S7-200 SMART CPU ST20 (6ES7 288-1ST20-0AA0) (All versions <= V2.5.0 and Function State (FS) <= 9), SIMATIC S7-200 SMART CPU ST30 (6ES7 288-1ST30-0AA0) (All versions <= V2.5.0 and Function State (FS) <= 9), SIMATIC S7-200 SMART CPU ST40 (6ES7 288-1ST40-0AA0) (All versions <= V2.5.0 and Function State (FS) <= 8), SIMATIC S7-200 SMART CPU ST60 (6ES7 288-1ST60-0AA0) (All versions <= V2.5.0 and Function State (FS) <= 8), SIMATIC S7-200 SMART CPU family (All versions). There is an access mode used during manufacturing of the affected devices that allows additional diagnostic functionality. The security vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker with physical access to the UART interface during boot process.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

All versions
siemens-s7-200-smart (same device)
All versions
siemens-simatic-s7-1200 (same device)
v ≤ 2.3.0
siemens-simatic-s7-200-smart-cpu-cr20s (same device)
v ≤ 2.3.0
siemens-simatic-s7-200-smart-cpu-cr30s (same device)
v ≤ 2.2.2
siemens-simatic-s7-200-smart-cpu-cr40 (same device)
v ≤ 2.3.0
siemens-simatic-s7-200-smart-cpu-cr40s (same device)
v ≤ 2.2.2
siemens-simatic-s7-200-smart-cpu-cr60 (same device)
v ≤ 2.3.0
siemens-simatic-s7-200-smart-cpu-cr60s (same device)
v ≤ 2.5.0
siemens-simatic-s7-200-smart-cpu-sr20 (same device)
v ≤ 2.5.0
siemens-simatic-s7-200-smart-cpu-sr30 (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-749NVD-CWE-Other

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