Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
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 OS Credential Dumping (T1003); ranked in the top 40% 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)…
more
(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.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques
CVEs Like This One
Affected Assets
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.