Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP Improper Input Validation (CVE-2026-46044)

medium Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 506366

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ipmi:ssif: Clean up kthread on errors

If an error occurs after the ssif kthread is created, but before the main IPMI code starts the ssif interface, the ssif kthread will not be stopped.

So make sure the kthread is stopped on an error condition if it is running.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 506366

File Name: tenable_ot_siemens_CVE-2026-46044.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 10/20/2026

Updated: 10/20/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.7

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_tm_mfp

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Siemens

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/13/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/13/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-46044

CWE: 20

Detections

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