Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518 MFP Operation on a Resource after Expiration or Release (CVE-2026-23271)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 505716

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

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/ICSA-26-209-04

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 505716

File Name: tenable_ot_siemens_CVE-2026-23271.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: Remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 7/27/2026

Updated: 7/30/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.94

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_cpu_firmware:3.1.5, 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: 3/20/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-23271

CWE: 672

ICSA: 26-209-04