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CVE-2020-15799 json

A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE X-200 switch family (incl.

published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-7782

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.1%
EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 65%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE X-200 switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants) (All versions < V5.2.5), SCALANCE X-200IRT switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants) (All versions < V5.5.0). The vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker to reboot the device over the network by using special urls from integrated web server of the affected products.

Patch / fix

  • siemens scalance_x200-4pirt_firmware 5.5.0
  • siemens scalance_x201-3pirt_firmware 5.5.0
  • siemens scalance_x202-2irt_firmware 5.5.0
  • siemens scalance_x202-2pirt_firmware 5.5.0
  • siemens scalance_x202-2pirt_siplus_net_firmware 5.5.0
  • siemens scalance_x204irt_firmware 5.5.0
  • siemens scalance_xb205-3_firmware 5.2.5
  • siemens scalance_xb205-3ld_firmware 5.2.5
  • siemens scalance_xb208_firmware 5.2.5
  • siemens scalance_xb213-3_firmware 5.2.5
  • siemens scalance_xb213-3ld_firmware 5.2.5
  • siemens scalance_xb216_firmware 5.2.5
  • siemens scalance_xc206-2_firmware 5.2.5
  • siemens scalance_xc206-2g_poe__firmware 5.2.5
  • siemens scalance_xc206-2g_poe_eec_firmware 5.2.5
  • siemens scalance_xc206-2sfp_firmware 5.2.5
  • siemens scalance_xc206-2sfp_eec_firmware 5.2.5
  • siemens scalance_xc206-2sfp_g_firmware 5.2.5
  • siemens scalance_xc206-2sfp_g_(e/ip)_firmware 5.2.5
  • siemens scalance_xc206-2sfp_g_eec_firmware 5.2.5

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

cisa ICSA-21-012-05 updated cvss 7.5

Siemens SCALANCE X Products (Update B)

  • Siemens SCALANCE X-200 switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants) <V5.2.5
    affected: fixed in V5.2.5, mitigation support.industry.siemens.com
  • Siemens SCALANCE X-200IRT switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants) <V5.5.0
    affected: fixed in V5.5.0, mitigation support.industry.siemens.com

Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf

Exploit prediction

1.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.1 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Affected products

  • Siemens SCALANCE X-200 switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants)
  • Siemens SCALANCE X-200IRT switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants)

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality

References

Sources

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