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Siemens Vulnerability: When Your PLCs Need a Security Blanket! 🚨🔧

CISA is taking a break from updating Siemens product vulnerabilities, leaving you to rely on Siemens’ ProductCERT for the latest scoop. The spotlight is on SIMATIC S7-PLCSIM among others, with a deserialization issue that could let attackers party with arbitrary code. Update those systems and guard your networks like a hawk!

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Hot Take:

Buckle up, Siemens users, because CISA is offloading its babysitting duties for your industrial toys. It’s time to put on your big-boy pants and start reading Siemens’ ProductCERT advisories. No more hand-holding, folks. Get ready to dive into the thrilling world of self-service vulnerability updates. It’s like IKEA, but for cybersecurity!

Key Points:

  • CISA stops updating ICS advisories for Siemens products after initial advisory.
  • Vulnerability in SIMATIC S7-PLCSIM and other Siemens products due to deserialization of untrusted data.
  • CVSS v4 score of 8.5, indicating high severity.
  • Siemens suggests various workarounds, no patches available for some products.
  • CISA recommends enhancing network security and using VPNs for remote access.

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