Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP Improper Input Validation (CVE-2026-46180)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 506310

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

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

wifi: brcmfmac: Fix potential use-after-free issue when stopping watchdog task

Watchdog task might end between send_sig() and kthread_stop() calls, what results in the use-after-free issue. Fix this by increasing watchdog task reference count before calling send_sig() and dropping it by switching to kthread_stop_put().

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 506310

File Name: tenable_ot_siemens_CVE-2026-46180.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: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.16

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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-2026-46180

CWE: 20

Detections

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