CVE-2020-15796 json
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC ET 200SP Open Controller (incl.
published 2020-12-14 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-7779
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.6%
- EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC ET 200SP Open Controller (incl. SIPLUS variants) (V20.8), SIMATIC S7-1500 Software Controller (V20.8). The web server of the affected products contains a vulnerability that could allow a remote attacker to trigger a denial-of-service condition by sending a specially crafted HTTP request.
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
cisa ICSA-20-343-09 updated cvss 5.3
Siemens SIMATIC Controller Web Servers
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Siemens SIMATIC ET 200SP Open Controller (incl. SIPLUS variants) V20.8affected: fixed in V21.8, mitigation support.industry.siemens.com
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Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 Software Controller V20.8affected: fixed in V21.8, mitigation support.industry.siemens.com
From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Affected products
- Siemens SIMATIC ET 200SP Open Controller (incl. SIPLUS variants)
- Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 Software Controller
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-248 Uncaught Exception
References
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cert-portal.siemens.com
/productcert/pdf/ssa-700697.pdf
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-15796
- NVD CVE-2020-15796
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