Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518 MFP Improper Input Validation (CVE-2026-31448)

critical Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 505601

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.

See Also

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 505601

File Name: tenable_ot_siemens_CVE-2026-31448.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 7/27/2026

Updated: 7/27/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.5

Percentile: 57.52

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_cpu_firmware:3.1.5, cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_cpu_firmware:3.1.6, cpe:/o:siemens:siplus_s7-1500_cpu_firmware, 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: 6/10/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/22/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-31448

CWE: 20