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CVE-2026-25569 Siemens CVE debrief
CVE-2026-25569 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in Siemens SICAM SIAPP SDK. Siemens and CISA state that affected versions are earlier than V2.1.7, and the vendor remediation is to update to V2.1.7 or later. The advisory describes possible denial of service and arbitrary code execution, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.4 (HIGH).
- Vendor
- Siemens
- Product
- SICAM SIAPP SDK
- CVSS
- HIGH 7.4
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in stored evidence
- Original CVE published
- 2026-03-10
- Original CVE updated
- 2026-03-17
- Advisory published
- 2026-03-10
- Advisory updated
- 2026-03-17
Who should care
Organizations that use Siemens SICAM SIAPP SDK, especially industrial control system teams, product integrators, and OT security operators responsible for components built with or deployed from affected SDK versions before 2.1.7.
Technical summary
The advisory identifies an out-of-bounds write in SICAM SIAPP SDK, mapped to CWE-787. The provided CVSS vector is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating a local attack path with high complexity and no privileges or user interaction required. Siemens lists the affected product/version range as vers:intdot/<2.1.7 and recommends updating to V2.1.7 or later.
Defensive priority
High for any environment using affected Siemens SICAM SIAPP SDK versions. Prioritize remediation because the flaw can impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and the vendor has a specific fixed version.
Recommended defensive actions
- Inventory where Siemens SICAM SIAPP SDK is used and confirm whether any instance is earlier than V2.1.7.
- Apply the vendor fix by updating to V2.1.7 or later.
- If immediate updating is not possible, restrict access to affected systems and minimize local access to hosts running the SDK.
- Review OT/ICS change windows and test the update in a controlled environment before broad deployment.
- Monitor vendor and CISA advisory pages for any follow-up guidance or revision history changes.
Evidence notes
This debrief is based on the CISA-republished Siemens ProductCERT advisory ICSA-26-076-04 / SSA-903736 for CVE-2026-25569. The source text explicitly states an out-of-bounds write in SICAM SIAPP SDK, affected product version vers:intdot/<2.1.7, and remediation to update to V2.1.7 or later. The advisory was published on 2026-03-10 and republished by CISA on 2026-03-17.
Sources and references
Verified primary and authoritative sources
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CVE-2026-25569 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-25569
CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
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CVE-2026-25569 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25569
NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.
Supplemental references
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Source item URL
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsa-26-076-04.json
cisa_csaf
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/csaf/ssa-903736.json
Reference
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-903736.html
Reference
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-076-04
Reference
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-alerts/ics-alert-10-301-01
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/recommended_practices/NCCIC_ICS-CERT_Defense_in_Depth_2016_S508C.pdf
Reference
Methodology and review provenance
AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.