Which versions of Cpci85 Central Processing Communication are affected by EUVD-2026-16181?

Siemens CPCI85 and SICORE Base systems (versions prior to V26.10) are vulnerable to unauthenticated remote denial-of-service attacks via maliciously crafted XML requests, with potential to disrupt…

How to fix or mitigate EUVD-2026-16181?

Within 24 hours: Inventory all CPCI85 and SICORE Base deployments and identify current versions; confirm systems running versions below V26.10 and assess network exposure. Within 7 days: Implement network-level input filtering for malformed XML requests targeting affected systems and restrict remote access to administrative interfaces using firewall rules or network segmentation. Within 30 days: Contact Siemens for V26.10 availability and release timeline; establish testing environment to validate and deploy patched version immediately upon availability; document interim compensating controls for audit compliance.

Cpci85 Central Processing Communication EUVD-2026-16181

Q: What is the CVSS score of EUVD-2026-16181?

EUVD-2026-16181 has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 8.7 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

| CVE-2026-27664 HIGH

Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)

2026-03-26 siemens

GHSA-4m3q-v5m4-mc2x

Buffer Overflow Memory Corruption Cpci85 Central Processing Communication Sicore Base System

8.7

CVSS 4.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

8.7 HIGH

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Lifecycle Timeline

EUVD ID Assigned

Mar 26, 2026 - 14:30 euvd

EUVD-2026-16181

Analysis Generated

Mar 26, 2026 - 14:30 vuln.today

CVE Published

Mar 26, 2026 - 14:03 nvd

HIGH 8.7

DescriptionCVE.org

A vulnerability has been identified in CPCI85 Central Processing/Communication (All versions < V26.10), SICORE Base system (All versions < V26.10.0). The affected application contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability while parsing specially crafted XML inputs. This could allow an unauthenticated attacker to exploit this issue by sending a malicious XML request, which may cause the service to crash, resulting in a denial-of-service condition.

AnalysisAI

Out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities in Siemens CPCI85 Central Processing/Communication and SICORE Base system (versions below V26.10) allow unauthenticated remote attackers to crash critical industrial control system services through maliciously crafted XML requests, resulting in denial-of-service conditions. CISA's SSVC framework marks this as automatable with partial technical impact, though no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis. The CVSS 4.0 score of 8.7 reflects high availability impact (VA:H) with network accessibility requiring no authentication (PR:N).

Technical ContextAI

The vulnerability affects two Siemens industrial automation products identified via CPE strings: cpe:2.3:a:siemens:cpci85_central_processing/communication and cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sicore_base_system. Both products implement XML parsing functionality that fails to properly validate array bounds during input processing, manifesting as CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write), also classified under Memory Corruption and Buffer Overflow tags. When the XML parser processes specially crafted input, it writes data beyond allocated memory boundaries, corrupting the process memory space and triggering service termination. This class of vulnerability is particularly critical in industrial control systems where CPCI85 serves as central processing/communication infrastructure and SICORE provides foundational system capabilities.

RemediationAI

Upgrade CPCI85 Central Processing/Communication to version V26.10 or later and SICORE Base system to version V26.10.0 or later as specified in Siemens ProductCERT advisory SSA-246443 at https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-246443.html. Until patching is feasible, implement network segmentation to restrict XML input sources to trusted administrative networks only, deploy application-layer firewalls with XML validation rules to filter malformed requests, and enable monitoring for service crashes that may indicate exploitation attempts. Given the unauthenticated network attack vector, prioritize firewall rules that limit access to these services from untrusted networks.