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Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX, SIMATIC S7-1500 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CVE-2022-27781)

🗓️ 13 Nov 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CVE-2022-27781 causes libcurl with certificate library to loop forever when requesting certificate info.

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Siemens recommends users update the product to the following versions:

- Update to V2.16.0 or later version

As a general security measure, Siemens strongly recommends protecting network access to devices with appropriate
mechanisms. In order to operate the devices in a protected IT environment, Siemens recommends to configure the
environment according to Siemens' operational guidelines for Industrial Security, and to follow the recommendations in
the product manuals. Additional information on Industrial Security by Siemens can be found at:
https://www.siemens.com/industrialsecurity

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

As a general security measure, Siemens recommends protecting network access to devices with appropriate mechanisms. To
operate the devices in a protected IT environment, Siemens recommends configuring the environment according to Siemens'
operational guidelines for industrial security and following recommendations in the product manuals.

Additional information on industrial security by Siemens can be found on the Siemens industrial security webpage.

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