CVE-2020-15791

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 9, 2020 at 06:13 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:57 AM UTC
33 products affected across 1 vendorSIMATIC S7-300 CPU 315-2 Dp FirmwareSIMATIC S7-300 CPU 317-2 Dp FirmwareSIMATIC S7-300 CPU 314 Firmware

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC S7-300 CPU family (incl. related ET200 CPUs and SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC S7-400 CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC WinAC RTX (F) 2010 (All versions), SINUMERIK 840D sl (All versions). The authentication protocol between a client and a PLC via port 102/tcp (ISO-TSAP) insufficiently protects the transmitted password. This could allow an attacker that is able to intercept the network traffic to obtain valid PLC credentials.

Affected

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

All versions
siemens-simatic-s7-300-cpu-312 (same device)
All versions
siemens-simatic-s7-300-cpu-315-2-dp (same device)
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siemens-simatic-s7-300-cpu-315-2-pn (same device)
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siemens-simatic-s7-300-cpu-315f-2-pn (same device)
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siemens-simatic-s7-300-cpu-317-2-pn (same device)
All versions
siemens-simatic-s7-300-cpu-317f-2-dp (same device)
All versions
siemens-simatic-s7-300-cpu-317f-2-pn (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-522

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