CVE-2015-1594

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.9 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2015-03-07 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC ProSave before 13 SP1; SIMATIC CFC before 8.0 SP4 Upd9 and 8.1 before Upd1; SIMATIC STEP 7 before 5.5 SP1 HF2, 5.5 SP2 before HF7, 5.5 SP3, and 5.5 SP4 before HF4; SIMOTION Scout before 4.4; and STARTER before 4.4 HF3 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse application file.

Affected products

Siemens Simatic Cfc: through 8.0; 8.1
Siemens SIMATIC ProSave: 13.0
Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal): through 5.5; 5.5-sp2, 5.5-sp3, 5.5-sp4
Siemens Simotion Scout: through 4.3
Siemens Starter: through 4.4

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032039
http://www.siemens.com/innovation/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-451236.pdf
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032039
http://www.siemens.com/innovation/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-451236.pdf

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