Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSummary
CVE-2023-28766 is a high-severity NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476) vulnerability in Siemens Siprotec 5 6Md85 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Endpoint Denial of Service (T1499); ranked in the top 42% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-32401
Vulnerability Data
A vulnerability has been identified in SIPROTEC 5 6MD85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 6MD86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 6MD89 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.64), SIPROTEC 5 6MU85 (CP300)…
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(All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7KE85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7SA82 (CP100) (All versions < V8.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SA82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7SA86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7SA87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7SD82 (CP100) (All versions < V8.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SD82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7SD86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7SD87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ81 (CP100) (All versions < V8.89), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ81 (CP150) (All versions < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ82 (CP100) (All versions < V8.89), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7SK82 (CP100) (All versions < V8.89), SIPROTEC 5 7SK82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7SK85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7SL82 (CP100) (All versions < V8.90), SIPROTEC 5 7SL82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7SL86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7SL87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7SS85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7ST85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.64), SIPROTEC 5 7ST86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7SX82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7SX85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7UM85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7UT82 (CP100) (All versions < V8.90), SIPROTEC 5 7UT82 (CP150) (All versions < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7UT85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7UT86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7UT87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7VE85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7VK87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 7VU85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 Communication Module ETH-BA-2EL (Rev.1) (All versions < V9.40 installed on CP150 and CP300 devices), SIPROTEC 5 Communication Module ETH-BA-2EL (Rev.1) (All versions < V8.89 installed on CP100 devices), SIPROTEC 5 Communication Module ETH-BB-2FO (Rev. 1) (All versions < V9.40 installed on CP150 and CP300 devices), SIPROTEC 5 Communication Module ETH-BB-2FO (Rev. 1) (All versions < V8.89 installed on CP100 devices), SIPROTEC 5 Communication Module ETH-BD-2FO (All versions < V9.40), SIPROTEC 5 Compact 7SX800 (CP050) (All versions < V9.40). Affected devices lack proper validation of http request parameters of the hosted web service. An unauthenticated remote attacker could send specially crafted packets that could cause denial of service condition of the target device.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure SDLC practices (static analysis, code review, safe coding standards) directly prevent NULL dereference bugs during development.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing can detect NULL dereference defects before release.
Secure SDLC mandates defensive coding practices that can prevent NULL dereferences.
Application security requirements can specify input validation and pointer-safety rules.
Secure architecture principles encourage defensive design that avoids unsafe pointer use.
Secure coding standards directly require NULL-pointer checks and safe dereference patterns.