The Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 2.x PLC does not properly protect the private key of the…
Priority LOW 23CWE-295Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
The Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 2.x PLC does not properly protect the private key of the SIMATIC CONTROLLER Certification Authority certificate, which allows remote attackers to spoof the S7-1200 web server by using this key to create a forged certificate.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01472 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 18
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 to before 3.0.0 | Vulnerable | Siemens |
| cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_s7-1200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Siemens |
| cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1211c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 to before 3.0.0 | Vulnerable | Siemens |
| cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1211c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Siemens |
| cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1212c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 to before 3.0.0 | Vulnerable | Siemens |
| cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1212c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Siemens |
| cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1212fc_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 to before 3.0.0 | Vulnerable | Siemens |
| cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1212fc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Siemens |
| cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1214_fc_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 to before 3.0.0 | Vulnerable | Siemens |
| cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1214_fc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Siemens |
- cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 to before 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·Siemens
- cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_s7-1200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Siemens
- cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1211c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 to before 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·Siemens
- cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1211c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Siemens
- cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1212c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 to before 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·Siemens
- cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1212c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Siemens
- cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1212fc_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 to before 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·Siemens
- cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1212fc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Siemens
- cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1214_fc_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 to before 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·Siemens
- cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1214_fc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Siemens
Show 8 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1214c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 to before 3.0.0 | Vulnerable | Siemens |
| cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1214c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Siemens |
| cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1215_fc_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 to before 3.0.0 | Vulnerable | Siemens |
| cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1215_fc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Siemens |
| cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1215c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 to before 3.0.0 | Vulnerable | Siemens |
| cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1215c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Siemens |
| cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1217c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 to before 3.0.0 | Vulnerable | Siemens |
| cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1217c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Siemens |
- cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1214c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 to before 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·Siemens
- cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1214c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Siemens
- cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1215_fc_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 to before 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·Siemens
- cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1215_fc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Siemens
- cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1215c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 to before 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·Siemens
- cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1215c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Siemens
- cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1217c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 to before 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·Siemens
- cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1217c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Siemens
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-3037
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cq39-26j4-6jcj
References
More Siemens Simatic S7-1200 Cpu 1211c Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-02413 NULL pointer deref in signature_algorithms processing CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2021-15266 A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC Drive Controller family (All versions <… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-15247 A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC Drive Controller family (All versions >=… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-08156 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Siemens Development/Evaluation Kits for PROFINET IO… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-15267 Memory leak in Siemens SIMATIC Drive Controller family CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-17434 Improper input validation in Siemens SIMATIC Drive Controller CPU 1504D TF CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2012-3037 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-3037 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cq39-26j4-6jcj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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