Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 Improper Input Validation (CVE-2025-21766)

medium Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 503914

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

ipv4: use RCU protection in __ip_rt_update_pmtu().
__ip_rt_update_pmtu() must use RCU protection to make sure the net structure it reads does not disappear.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 503914

Version: 1.1

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 11/13/2025

Updated: 11/13/2025

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

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_cpu_firmware:3.1.5, cpe:/o:siemens:siplus_s7-1500_cpu_firmware:3.1.5

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Siemens

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/10/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/10/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-21766

CWE: 20

ICSA: 23-348-10

Detections

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