A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC S7-PLCSIM V5.4 (All versions).
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-369.
Summary
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC S7-PLCSIM V5.4 (All versions). An attacker with local access to the system could cause a Denial-of-Service condition in the application when it is used to open a specially crafted file. As a consequence, a divide by zero operation could occur and cause the application to terminate unexpectedly and must be restarted to restore the service.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-25675
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mcvp-7wv4-cg3w
References
More Siemens Simatic S7-plcsim vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-07806 NULL pointer dereference in Siemens SIMATIC S7-PLCSIM V5.4 CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2021-07805 Infinite loop in Siemens SIMATIC S7-PLCSIM V5.4 CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2021-25675 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-25675 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mcvp-7wv4-cg3w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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