Type Confusion Vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC and TIA Portal Products
CVE-2024-54678

8.6HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Siemens
Status
Simatic Pcs Neo V4.1
Simatic Pcs Neo V5.0
Simatic Pcs Neo V6.0
Simatic S7-plcsim V17
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 August 2025

What is CVE-2024-54678?

A vulnerability exists in various Siemens SIMATIC and TIA Portal products that fail to adequately sanitize input received through a Windows Named Pipe. This security gap can enable authenticated local attackers to exploit the system, leading to type confusion and potential arbitrary code execution within the application. Users of affected products should take immediate action to secure their systems.

Affected Version(s)

SIMATIC PCS neo V4.1 0

SIMATIC PCS neo V5.0 0

SIMATIC PCS neo V6.0 0

References

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-6938...

CVSS V4

Score:
8.6
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
Unknown

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2024-54678 : Type Confusion Vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC and TIA Portal Products