Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518 MFP Improper Input Validation (CVE-2026-43071)

critical Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 506022

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

This plugin only works with Tenable.ot.
Please visit https://www.tenable.com/products/tenable-ot for more information.

Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 506022

File Name: tenable_ot_siemens_CVE-2026-43071.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: Remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/5/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.41

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-43071

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_cpu_firmware:3.1.6, cpe:/o:siemens:siplus_s7-1500_cpu_firmware:3.1.6

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Siemens

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/14/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/5/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-43071

CWE: 20

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