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Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP NULL Pointer Dereference (CVE-2025-21779)

🗓️ 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel KVM x86 when Hyper-V SEND_IPI hypercalls are used.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(506448);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/10/21");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2025-21779");

  script_name(english:"Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP NULL Pointer Dereference (CVE-2025-21779)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

KVM: x86: Reject Hyper-V's SEND_IPI hypercalls if local APIC isn't in-kernel

Advertise support for Hyper-V's SEND_IPI and SEND_IPI_EX hypercalls if and
only if the local API is emulated/virtualized by KVM, and explicitly reject
said hypercalls if the local APIC is emulated in userspace, i.e. don't rely
on userspace to opt-in to KVM_CAP_HYPERV_ENFORCE_CPUID.

Rejecting SEND_IPI and SEND_IPI_EX fixes a NULL-pointer dereference if
Hyper-V enlightenments are exposed to the guest without an in-kernel local
APIC:

  dump_stack+0xbe/0xfd
  __kasan_report.cold+0x34/0x84
  kasan_report+0x3a/0x50
  __apic_accept_irq+0x3a/0x5c0
  kvm_hv_send_ipi.isra.0+0x34e/0x820
  kvm_hv_hypercall+0x8d9/0x9d0
  kvm_emulate_hypercall+0x506/0x7e0
  __vmx_handle_exit+0x283/0xb60
  vmx_handle_exit+0x1d/0xd0
  vcpu_enter_guest+0x16b0/0x24c0
  vcpu_run+0xc0/0x550
  kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run+0x170/0x6d0
  kvm_vcpu_ioctl+0x413/0xb20
  __se_sys_ioctl+0x111/0x160
  do_syscal1_64+0x30/0x40
  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x67/0xd1

Note, checking the sending vCPU is sufficient, as the per-VM irqchip_mode
can't be modified after vCPUs are created, i.e. if one vCPU has an
in-kernel local APIC, then all vCPUs have an in-kernel local APIC.

This plugin only works with Tenable.ot.
Please visit https://www.tenable.com/products/tenable-ot for more information.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Refer to the vendor advisory.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-21779");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_cwe_id(476);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/10/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/10/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/10/20");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_tm_mfp");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"former");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Tenable.ot");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("tenable_ot_api_integration.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Tenable.ot/Siemens");

  exit(0);
}


include('tenable_ot_cve_funcs.inc');

get_kb_item_or_exit('Tenable.ot/Siemens');

var asset = tenable_ot::assets::get(vendor:'Siemens');

var vuln_cpes = {
    "cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_tm_mfp" :
        {"versionEndIncluding" : "1.1.1", "versionStartIncluding" : "1.1.1", "family" : "S71500", "orderNumbers": ["6ES7558-1AA00-0AB0"]}
};

tenable_ot::cve::compare_and_report(asset:asset, cpes:vuln_cpes, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);

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21 Oct 2026 00:00Current
6.2Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.2
CVSS 3.15.5
EPSS0.00251
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