Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessReach relay web interface on OT network
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DeliveryRead exposed session-ID material
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ExploitCompute valid current/past session ID
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ExecutionReplay token to bypass authentication
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ImpactAccess device and alter protection settings
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Authentication required for critical functions
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | The attacker needs network reachability to the Reyrolle 7SR5 web management interface (all firmware < V2.70), which must be enabled and accessible; the exploit relies on the web interface exposing information from which current/past session ID numbers can be calculated. No credentials, user interaction, or non-default configuration are required (PR:N/UI:N/AC:L). The practical limiting factor is exposure of the management interface: relays deployed on properly segmented OT networks with no external routing are only reachable by attackers who already have access to that trusted engineering/substation network. |
| Impact | The Siemens-provided CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H) scores 9.3 and describes a genuinely low-barrier attack: network-reachable, low complexity, no authentication, no user interaction, with high impact to all three security properties on the vulnerable system (no scope change to subsequent systems). Weighing the signals: there is no EPSS value, no KEV listing, and no POC referenced in the supplied data, so exploitation is unproven in the wild - this is a high-severity-by-design issue rather than a confirmed mass-exploited one. The strongest mitigating factor is exposure: protection relays are typically deployed on segmented OT/substation networks not directly reachable from the internet, so 'AV:N' realistically means 'anyone with routed access to the device management network' rather than the open internet. Where such networks are flat or remotely accessible (jump hosts, engineering VPNs, misconfigured firewalls), the risk is real and should be treated as a priority. The VI:H/VA:H rating is significant for an IED because unauthorized access can alter protection settings or trip/block breakers, with grid-reliability consequences. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker with routed access to the substation management network reaches the Reyrolle 7SR5 web interface, harvests the exposed information, and computes a currently-valid session ID number. Replaying that session ID grants an authenticated session without credentials, letting the attacker read protection configuration and alter relay settings or breaker states. Low attack complexity and no required authentication make this straightforward for anyone who can reach the device; no public POC is currently identified. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv2 – Sep 08, 2026
Authentication bypass in Siemens Reyrolle 7SR5 protection relays (all firmware before V2.70) lets remote unauthenticated attackers derive valid current and past web-interface session IDs from information the web UI leaks, then reuse them to hijack sessions and gain full device access. The session identifier is predictable/calculable rather than cryptographically random, collapsing the login barrier. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, but the CVSS 4.0 base score of 9.3 reflects unauthenticated network reach with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Earlier versions of this analysis (1)
Authentication bypass in Siemens Reyrolle 7SR5 protection relays (all firmware before V2.70) lets remote attackers gain unauthorized device access by predicting session identifiers. The web interface exposes information that allows an attacker to calculate current and previously issued session ID values, effectively hijacking authenticated sessions without credentials. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, but the CVSS 9.8 rating reflects full compromise of a substation protection device.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: upgrade Reyrolle 7SR5 firmware to V2.70 or later, which remediates the predictable session-ID exposure, per Siemens advisory SSA-142885 (https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-142885.html). Until the update can be scheduled during a maintenance window, apply Siemens' standard OT compensating controls: restrict access to the device web interface to trusted engineering hosts only (management ACLs/firewall rules), place the relay behind the substation security perimeter and disallow direct or remote-VPN routing to its management port, and disable or avoid using the web interface where operationally feasible so session tokens are never issued over exposed paths. Trade-offs: locking down the web interface may impede legitimate remote engineering/diagnostics and force local (serial/front-port) access for configuration changes, so validate maintenance workflows before enforcing.
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The affected product is the Siemens Reyrolle 7SR5 digital protection relay (cpe:2.3:a:siemens:reyrolle_7sr5), a substation-automation intelligent electronic device (IED) used for feeder, transformer, and motor protection in electrical grids. The flaw is classed CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for a Critical Function), but the described mechanism is more precisely a predictable/insufficiently-random session identifier: the device's embedded web interface exposes data from which an attacker can compute the session ID number sequence (current and historical), so the authenticated-session token - the thing that is supposed to prove a user logged in - can be forged without ever supplying credentials. Because session IDs appear to be generated from a guessable or low-entropy source rather than a cryptographically secure RNG, knowledge of leaked interface state is sufficient to reconstruct a valid session.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Unauthenticated network-reachable session-ID forgery over the web interface with no interaction (PR:N/UI:N/AC:L); full device access yields high C/I/A, no scope change to other systems.
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CVSS VectorVendor: siemens
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3DescriptionCVE.org
A vulnerability has been identified in Reyrolle 7SR5 (All versions < V2.70). Information is exposed through the web interface that can be used to calculate the current and past session ID numbers. This could allow an attacker to bypass the authentication and gain unauthorized access to the device.
Executive ViewAI
Siemens Reyrolle 7SR5 protection relays deployed in power distribution infrastructure are vulnerable to unauthenticated remote session hijacking through predictable session identifiers, exposing critical protective equipment to unauthorized takeover. All relays with firmware older than V2.70 face full device compromise with no vendor patch currently available.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Implement network-layer mitigations: enforce strict segmentation isolating relay management networks from general corporate systems, restrict administrative access to dedicated out-of-band management terminals or serial-console connections, maintain comprehensive audit logs of all relay access with alerting on session anomalies, and consider deployment of intrusion detection tuned to detect predictable session-ID reuse patterns or brute-force token derivation attempts.
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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