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Siemens SIMATIC S7 Webserver API: 2 CVEs, High 7.5

High 7.5 Oil & gas relevant ICSA-26-295-10 · Published Oct 22, 2026

Summary

CISA reports 2 vulnerabilities in Siemens .NET Client Library for SIMATIC S7 Webserver API. Weakness types: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'), Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information. .NET Client Library for SIMATIC S7 Webserver API contains multiple vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information or write arbitrary files outside the intended download directory. Highest CVSS v3 score: 7.5 (High), exploitable over the network.

What to do: Prioritize: Update to V3.3.61 or later version
Why this matters for oil & gas: Siemens (SIMATIC S7, PCS 7, WinCC, RUGGEDCOM) is widely used in process plants and pipelines; Affected products include SIMATIC S7.

At a glance

Vendor
Siemens
Products
.NET Client Library for SIMATIC S7 Webserver API
CVEs
CVE-2026-85114, CVE-2026-85115
Highest CVSS v3
7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Highest CVSS v4
–
Known exploited (KEV)
No CVE from this advisory is on the KEV list as of the last refresh
Sectors (per CISA)
Critical Manufacturing, Transportation Systems, Energy, Healthcare and Public Health, Financial Services, Government Services and Facilities
Deployed
Worldwide
Vendor HQ
Germany

Vulnerabilities

CVEWeaknessCVSS v3CVSS v4KEVDescription (from advisory)
CVE-2026-85114Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')7.5–NoCVE-2026-85114
CVE-2026-85115Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information5.5–NoCVE-2026-85115

Affected products (2)

Vendor fixes and mitigations (from advisory)

Also apply CISA's standard ICS practices: minimize network exposure, keep control networks behind firewalls and isolated from business networks, and use up-to-date secure remote access.

Sources

This page is generated automatically from the CISA advisory text. It is not a substitute for the vendor's guidance; verify affected versions and fixes at the source before making changes to control systems.

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