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ICSA-25-226-10: Siemens SIPROTEC 5 ↗ source

August 14, 2025 CISA ICS Advisory

Summary

Affected SIPROTEC 5 devices do not properly limit the bandwidth for incoming network packets over their local USB port. This could allow an attacker with physical access to send specially crafted packets with high bandwidth to the affected devices thus forcing them to exhaust their memory and stop responding to any network traffic via the local USB port. Affected devices reset themselves automatically after a successful attack and the protection function is not affected of this vulnerability. Siemens has released new versions for the affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions. CVE-2025-40570: Affected devices do not properly limit the bandwidth for incoming network packets over their local USB port. This could allow an attacker with physical access to send specially crafted packets with high bandwidth to the affected devices thus forcing them to exhaust their memory and stop responding to any network traffic via the local USB port. Affected devices reset themselves automatically after a successful attack. The protection function is not affected of this vulnerability.

Advisory Details CISA ICS CSAF feed

Advisory ID
ICSA-25-226-10
Status
Final · version 1
Initial release
2025-08-12
Last revised
2025-08-12
Vendor
Siemens
Critical infrastructure sectors
Critical Manufacturing, Transportation Systems, Energy, Healthcare and Public Health, Financial Services, Government Services and Facilities
Deployed
Worldwide
Vendor headquarters
Germany

Republished vendor advisory. This ICSA is a verbatim republication of Siemens ProductCERT SSA-894058 from a direct conversion of the vendor's Common Security Advisory Framework (CSAF) advisory. This is republished to CISA's website as a means of increasing visibility and is provided "as-is" for informational purposes only. CISA is not responsible for the editorial or technical accuracy of republished advisories and provides no warranties of any kind regarding any information contained within this advisory. Further, CISA…

General Recommendations: Operators of critical power systems (e.g. TSOs or DSOs) worldwide are usually required by regulations to build resilience into the power grids by applying multi-level redundant secondary protection schemes. It is therefore recommended that the operators check whether appropriate resilient protection measures are in place. The risk of cyber incidents impacting the grid's reliability can thus be minimized by virtue of the grid design. Siemens strongly recommends applying the provided security updates using the corresponding tooling and documented procedures made available with the product. If supported by the product, an automated means to apply the security updates across multiple product instances may be used. Siemens strongly recommends prior validation of any security update before being applied, and supervision by trained staff of the update process in the target environment. As a general security measure Siemens strongly recommends to protect network access with appropriate mechanisms (e.g. firewalls, segmentation, VPN). It is advised to configure the environment according to our operational guidelines in order to run the devices in a protected IT environment. Recommended security guidelines can be found at: https://www.siemens.com/gridsecurity

Additional Resources: For further inquiries on security vulnerabilities in Siemens products and solutions, please contact the Siemens ProductCERT: https://www.siemens.com/cert/advisories

Credit: Siemens ProductCERT

Affected products (36)
  • SIPROTEC 5 6MD84 (CP300) — <10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 6MD85 (CP300) — >=7.80|<10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 6MD86 (CP300) — >=7.80|<10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 6MD89 (CP300) — >=7.80|<10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 6MU85 (CP300) — >=7.80|<10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7KE85 (CP300) — >=7.80|<10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7SA82 (CP150) — <10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7SA86 (CP300) — >=7.80|<10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7SA87 (CP300) — >=7.80|<10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7SD82 (CP150) — <10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7SD86 (CP300) — >=7.80|<10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7SD87 (CP300) — >=7.80|<10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7SJ81 (CP150) — <10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7SJ82 (CP150) — <10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7SJ85 (CP300) — >=7.80|<10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7SJ86 (CP300) — >=7.80|<10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7SK82 (CP150) — <10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7SK85 (CP300) — >=7.80|<10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7SL82 (CP150) — <10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7SL86 (CP300) — >=7.80|<10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7SL87 (CP300) — >=7.80|<10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7SS85 (CP300) — >=7.80|<10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7ST85 (CP300) — <10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7ST86 (CP300) — <10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7SX82 (CP150) — <10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7SX85 (CP300) — <10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7SY82 (CP150) — <10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7UM85 (CP300) — >=7.80|<10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7UT82 (CP150) — <10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7UT85 (CP300) — >=7.80|<10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7UT86 (CP300) — >=7.80|<10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7UT87 (CP300) — >=7.80|<10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7VE85 (CP300) — >=7.80|<10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7VK87 (CP300) — >=7.80|<10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7VU85 (CP300) — <10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 Compact 7SX800 (CP050) — <10.0

From CISA's machine-readable CSAF 2.0 advisory (JSON).

Vulnerabilities as Stated by the Advisory

CVEWeaknessCVSS v3Details
CVE-2025-40570 CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling 2.4 Low CVE-2025-40570
Affected devices do not properly limit the bandwidth for incoming network packets over their local USB port. This could allow an attacker with physical access to send specially crafted packets with high bandwidth to the affected devices thus forcing them to exhaust their memory and stop responding to any network traffic via the local USB port. Affected devices reset themselves automatically after a successful attack. The protection function is not affected of this vulnerability.

Vendor fix: Update to V10.0 or later version ↗

Vendor fix: Update to V10.0 or later version ↗

Vendor fix: Update to V10.0 or later version ↗

Affected, fixed & timeline

Affected:

  • SIPROTEC 5 6MD84 (CP300) <10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 6MD85 (CP300) >=7.80|<10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 6MD86 (CP300) >=7.80|<10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 6MD89 (CP300) >=7.80|<10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 6MU85 (CP300) >=7.80|<10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7KE85 (CP300) >=7.80|<10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7SA82 (CP150) <10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7SA86 (CP300) >=7.80|<10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7SA87 (CP300) >=7.80|<10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7SD82 (CP150) <10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7SD86 (CP300) >=7.80|<10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7SD87 (CP300) >=7.80|<10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7SJ81 (CP150) <10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7SJ82 (CP150) <10.0
  • SIPROTEC 5 7SJ85 (CP300) >=7.80|<10.0
  • … and 21 more

Scores and weakness types are as CISA or the republishing vendor stated them in this advisory; the linked CVE pages carry the independently enriched CVSS and SSVC assessments.

News Coverage

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CVEs Referenced in This Publication

CVECVSSAffected
CVE-2025-40570 2.4 Low Siemens SIPROTEC 5 6MD84 (CP300) A vulnerability has been identified in SIPROTEC 5 6MD84 (CP300) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 6MD85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIP…

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