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Full vulnerability report · 2025
CVE-2025-40570High confidence

Siemens SIPROTEC 5 6MD84 (CP300) — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Siemens · SIPROTEC 5 6MD84 (CP300)

Official source article: Siemens SSA-894058 ↗. Check the applicable product and release in the original source.

2.4LowCVSS 4.0
Recommended action
Patch only the product branches with a verified fix

Low technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 36 structured product or package states remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

Fix availability varies by product
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Operational reassessment

Published severity in operational context

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Published severityLowOperational priority:Low, unchanged from published severity.unchanged

Evidence used

  • No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
  • EPSS is 0.20% for the current model date.

Compensating controls

  • Validate the affected product branch and deploy the verified fixed release.
  • Restrict local access and enforce least privilege on affected hosts.
  • Monitor vendor guidance and exploitation sources for a material change.

Verification

  1. Confirm that the asset runs Siemens SIPROTEC 5 6MD84 (CP300) and falls inside the recorded affected range.
  2. Verify the installed build against the product-specific fixed version after deployment.
  3. Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
  4. Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Mitigation target: No default targetRemediation target: Normal maintenance

This automated reassessment organises public evidence. It does not know asset exposure, business impact or control effectiveness and does not replace CVSS or a human risk decision.

Cross-source reconciliation

Remediation availability differs by product scope

Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 36 structured product or package states remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

Direct vendor intelligence

Authoritative vendor CSAF and VEX advisories

Structured product status and remediation from the issuing vendor. Product-state explanations are always visible; large lists can be searched or downloaded.

1 current
SSA-894058 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 1 · interimSiemens ProductCERTSSA-894058: Improper Bandwidth Limitation of Network Packets Over Local USB Port Vulnerability in SIPROTEC 5
36 known affected

The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.

  • SIPROTEC 5 6MD84 (CP300)
  • SIPROTEC 5 6MD85 (CP300)
  • SIPROTEC 5 6MD86 (CP300)
  • SIPROTEC 5 6MD89 (CP300)
  • SIPROTEC 5 6MU85 (CP300)
  • SIPROTEC 5 7KE85 (CP300)
  • SIPROTEC 5 7SA82 (CP150)
  • SIPROTEC 5 7SA86 (CP300)
  • SIPROTEC 5 7SA87 (CP300)
  • SIPROTEC 5 7SD82 (CP150)
  • SIPROTEC 5 7SD86 (CP300)
  • SIPROTEC 5 7SD87 (CP300)
Summary
Affected devices do not properly limit the bandwidth for incoming network packets over their local USB port. This could allow an attacker with physical access to send specially crafted packets with high bandwidth to the affected devices thus forcing them to exhaust their memory and stop responding to any network traffic via the local USB port. Affected devices reset themselves automatically after a successful attack. The protection function is not affected of this vulnerability.
Remediation
Update to V10.0 or later version
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
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ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2025-24247

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionPatch only the product branches with a verified fix

Low technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 36 structured product or package states remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

Fix availability varies by product
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What, why and how

A vulnerability has been identified in SIPROTEC 5 6MD84 (CP300) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 6MD85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 6MD86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 6MD89 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 6MU85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7KE85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SA82 (CP150) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SA86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SA87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SD82 (CP150) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SD86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SD87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ81 (CP150) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ82 (CP150) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SK82 (CP150) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SK85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SL82 (CP150) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SL86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SL87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SS85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7ST85 (CP300) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7ST86 (CP300) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SX82 (CP150) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SX85 (CP300) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SY82 (CP150) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7UM85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7UT82 (CP150) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7UT85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7UT86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7UT87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7VE85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7VK87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7VU85 (CP300) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 Compact 7SX800 (CP050) (All versions < V10.0). Affected devices do not properly limit the bandwidth for incoming network packets over their local USB port. This could allow an attacker with physical access to send specially crafted packets with high bandwidth to the affected devices thus forcing them to exhaust their memory and stop responding to any network traffic via the local USB port. Affected devices reset themselves automatically after a successful attack. The protection function is not affected of this vulnerability.

What

A vulnerability has been identified in SIPROTEC 5 6MD84 (CP300) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 6MD85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 6MD86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 6MD89 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 6MU85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7KE85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SA82 (CP150) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SA86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SA87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SD82 (CP150) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SD86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SD87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ81 (CP150) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ82 (CP150) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SK82 (CP150) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SK85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SL82 (CP150) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SL86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SL87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SS85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7ST85 (CP300) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7ST86 (CP300) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SX82 (CP150) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SX85 (CP300) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SY82 (CP150) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7UM85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7UT82 (CP150) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7UT85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7UT86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7UT87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7VE85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7VK87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7VU85 (CP300) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 Compact 7SX800 (CP050) (All versions < V10.0). Affected devices do not properly limit the bandwidth for incoming network packets over their local USB port. This could allow an attacker with physical access to send specially crafted packets with high bandwidth to the affected devices thus forcing them to exhaust their memory and stop responding to any network traffic via the local USB port. Affected devices reset themselves automatically after a successful attack. The protection function is not affected of this vulnerability.

Why

The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any intended restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated.

How

An attacker operating through physical access may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

A vulnerability has been identified in SIPROTEC 5 6MD84 (CP300) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 6MD85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 6MD86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 6MD89 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 6MU85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7KE85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SA82 (CP150) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SA86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SA87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SD82 (CP150) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SD86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SD87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ81 (CP150) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ82 (CP150) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SK82 (CP150) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SK85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SL82 (CP150) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SL86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SL87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SS85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7ST85 (CP300) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7ST86 (CP300) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SX82 (CP150) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SX85 (CP300) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SY82 (CP150) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7UM85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7UT82 (CP150) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7UT85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7UT86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7UT87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7VE85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7VK87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7VU85 (CP300) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 Compact 7SX800 (CP050) (All versions < V10.0). Affected devices do not properly limit the bandwidth for incoming network packets over their local USB port. This could allow an attacker with physical access to send specially crafted packets with high bandwidth to the affected devices thus forcing them to exhaust their memory and stop responding to any network traffic via the local USB port. Affected devices reset themselves automatically after a successful attack. The protection function is not affected of this vulnerability.

Why

The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any intended restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated.

How

An attacker operating through physical access may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

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Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
physical access → Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Physical
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Not a CVSS 4.0 base metric
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-770 ↗

CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any intended restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 4.0: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVPhysicalAttack vector: The attacker needs physical access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.ATNoneAttack requirements: No additional deployment or execution condition is required.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.VCNoneVulnerable-system confidentiality: No direct loss is represented by this metric.VINoneVulnerable-system integrity: No direct loss is represented by this metric.VALowVulnerable-system availability: A successful attack can cause a limited loss.SCNoneSubsequent-system confidentiality: No direct loss is represented by this metric.SINoneSubsequent-system integrity: No direct loss is represented by this metric.SANoneSubsequent-system availability: No direct loss is represented by this metric.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
UnauthenticatedCWE-770
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-2025-1768Siemens SIPROTEC: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service

Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer oder ein Angreifer mit physischem Zugriff kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Siemens SIPROTEC ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0677Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Siemens

ord?id=CVE-2024-56770 Référence CVE CVE-2024-56779 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-56779 Référence CVE CVE-2024-56780 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-56780 Référence CVE CVE-2024-56781 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-56781 Référence CVE CVE-2024-56785 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-56785 Référence CVE CVE-2024-57874 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-57874 Référence CVE CVE-2024-9681 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9681 Référence CVE CVE-2025-30033 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-30033 Référence CVE CVE-2025-30034 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-30034 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40570 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40570 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40746 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40746 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40751 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40751 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40752 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40752 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40753 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40753 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40759 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40759 Référence CVE CVE-2025-47809 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-47809 Gestion détaillée du document le 12 août 2025 Version initiale Alertes Avis Bulletins d’actualités Mentions légales Conditions générales À

Official advisory ↗
NCSC-NL · Dutch · NCSC-2025-0246Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Siemens producten

De kwetsbaarheden stellen een kwaadwillende mogelijk in staat aanvallen uit te voeren die kunnen leiden tot de volgende categorieën schade: * Denial-of-Service (DoS) * Cross-Site Scripting * Manipulatie van gegevens * Omzeilen van een beveiligingsmaatregel * (Remote) code execution (SYSTEM rechten) * (Remote) code execution (Gebruikersrechten) * Toegang tot gevoelige gegevens * Verhogen van rechten De kwaadwillende heeft hiervoor toegang nodig tot de productieomgeving. Het is goed gebruik een dergelijke omgeving niet publiek toegankelijk te hebben.

Official advisory ↗
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Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Fix availability varies by product
Affected
Fixed
No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
Action
Use the product-specific evidence above. Patch only products with a verified fixed release, and keep every affected or under-investigation state without a matching fix in the remediation queue.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
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Evidence and provenance

Published 12 Aug 2025 · Last source change 12 Aug 2025, 20:08 UTC · CWE-770 · Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-24247
Product sourceVendor CSAF · Siemens ProductCERT
Remediation sourceVendor CSAF · Siemens ProductCERT
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD not scheduled

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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  1. Remediation statusRemediation status changed from Awaiting fix to Mitigation available.
    Before
    Awaiting fix
    After
    Mitigation available
    Siemens ProductCERT ↗
Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
Remediation guidance recorded
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-24247↗CVE authority or vendor reference · Siemens SSA-894058↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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