Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 Out-of-bounds Read (CVE-2025-38111)
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
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include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(505261);
script_version("1.2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/03/24");
script_cve_id("CVE-2025-38111");
script_name(english:"Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 Out-of-bounds Read (CVE-2025-38111)");
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:
net/mdiobus: Fix potential out-of-bounds read/write access When using
publicly available tools like 'mdio-tools' to read/write data from/to
network interface and its PHY via mdiobus, there is no verification of
parameters passed to the ioctl and it accepts any mdio address.
Currently there is support for 32 addresses in kernel via PHY_MAX_ADDR
define, but it is possible to pass higher value than that via ioctl.
While read/write operation should generally fail in this case, mdiobus
provides stats array, where wrong address may allow out-of-bounds
read/write. Fix that by adding address verification before read/write
operation. While this excludes this access from any statistics, it
improves security of read/write operation
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-082556.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:C/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:H/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-2025-38111");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_cwe_id(125);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2025/06/10");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/06/10");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/03/23");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_cpu_firmware:3.1.5");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:siplus_s7-1500_cpu_firmware");
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_cpu_firmware:3.1.5" :
{"versionStartIncluding" : "3.1.5", "family" : "S71500", "orderNumbers" : ['6ES7518-4AX00-1AB0', '6ES7518-4AX00-1AC0', '6ES7518-4FX00-1AB0', '6ES7518-4FX00-1AC0']},
"cpe:/o:siemens:siplus_s7-1500_cpu_firmware" :
{"family" : "S71500", "orderNumbers" : ['6AG1518-4AX00-4AC0']}
};
tenable_ot::cve::compare_and_report(asset:asset, cpes:vuln_cpes, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);
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24 Mar 2026 00:00Current
6.2Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.2
CVSS 3.17.1 - 7.8
EPSS0.00188