CVE-2026-54429: siemens simatic s7-plcsim advanced

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-54429 is a high (CVSS 7.4) vulnerability in siemens simatic s7-plcsim advanced. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 14-07-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 14-07-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC S7-PLCSIM Advanced (All versions). Affected devices do not properly handle high-volume multicast network traffic, which can exhaust available memory resources in the affected application. This could allow an unauthenticated attacker on the local network segment to cause a denial-of-service condition of the affected application. The affected application becomes inaccessible and requires a manual restart; no project data is lost. Successful exploitation requires a specific project configuration to be already active on the targeted instance.

• CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or ThrottlingThe product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any intended restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated.