CVE-2024-54017
Description
A vulnerability has been identified in SIPROTEC 5 6MD84 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 6MD85 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 6MD85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 6MD86 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 6MD86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 6MD89 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 6MU85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7KE85 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7KE85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SA82 (CP100) (All versions >= V7.80), SIPROTEC 5 7SA82 (CP150) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SA84 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SA86 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SA86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SA87 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SA87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SD82 (CP100) (All versions >= V7.80), SIPROTEC 5 7SD82 (CP150) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SD84 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SD86 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SD86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SD87 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SD87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ81 (CP100) (All versions >= V7.80), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ81 (CP150) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ82 (CP100) (All versions >= V7.80), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ82 (CP150) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ85 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ86 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SK82 (CP100) (All versions >= V7.80), SIPROTEC 5 7SK82 (CP150) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SK85 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SK85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SL82 (CP100) (All versions >= V7.80), SIPROTEC 5 7SL82 (CP150) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SL86 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SL86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SL87 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SL87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SS85 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SS85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7ST85 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7ST85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7ST86 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SX82 (CP150) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SX85 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SY82 (CP150) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7UM85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7UT82 (CP100) (All versions >= V7.80), SIPROTEC 5 7UT82 (CP150) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7UT85 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7UT85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7UT86 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7UT86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7UT87 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7UT87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7VE85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7VK87 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7VK87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7VU85 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 Compact 7SX800 (CP050) (All versions < V11.0). Affected devices do not use sufficiently random values to create session identifiers. This could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to brute force a session identifier and gain read access to limited information from the web server without authorization.
AI Insight
LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
SIPROTEC 5 devices use insufficiently random session identifiers, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to hijack user sessions via brute force.
Vulnerability
Overview
The SIPROTEC 5 series of protection relays and bay controllers contain a vulnerability in how they generate session identifiers. According to the Siemens advisory SSA-786884 [1], the affected devices do not use sufficiently random numbers that are sufficiently random when creating session IDs. This weakness in the session identifier generation process potentially enables an attacker to predict or brute-force valid session tokens.
Attack
Vector and Exploitation
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a series of session identifier guesses in an attempt to match an active user session. The advisory notes that only a subset of endpoints use the affected session identifiers [1], which may limit the attack surface. No authentication is required to begin the brute-force attempt, and the network-based vector means the attacker does not need physical access to the device.
Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to hijack a valid user session. Once a session is hijacked, the attacker gains the privileges of the legitimate user, potentially enabling unauthorized access to device configuration or control functions. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 5.3 (Medium), while CVSS v4.0 gives a score of 6.9 (Medium) [1].
Mitigation
Status
Siemens has not yet released patches for all affected product variants; fix versions are being prepared [1]. For products where fixes are not yet available, Siemens recommends applying defense-in-depth measures such as network segmentation and access controls to reduce the risk [1]. The advisory lists specific CP100, CP150, CP200, and CP300 firmware versions that are affected, with some already patched at version V11.0.
AI Insight generated on May 18, 2026. Synthesized from this CVE's description and the cited reference URLs; citations are validated against the source bundle.
Affected products
1- Range: < V11.0
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
1News mentions
1- Siemens SIPROTEC 5CISA Alerts