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Siemens CADRA

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Overview

Siemens has identified multiple vulnerabilities affecting its CADRA software, primarily linked to zlib and Foxit libraries. These vulnerabilities include issues like improper input validation and buffer overflows, which could allow attackers to disrupt service or exploit systems. Siemens is urging users to update to CADRA version V2511 or later to mitigate these risks. For systems that cannot be immediately updated, the company recommends specific countermeasures to reduce exposure until fixes are available. This situation is particularly critical for sectors such as chemical and energy, where security vulnerabilities can have serious implications.

Key Takeaways

  • Affected Systems: Siemens CADRA versions prior to V2511, vulnerabilities related to zlib (including CVE-2005-2096, CVE-2016-9840, CVE-2016-9841, CVE-2016-9842, CVE-2017-14919, CVE-2018-25032, CVE-2022-37434, CVE-2023-45853) and Type Confusion vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-10585 and CVE-2025-13223).
  • Action Required: Update to Siemens CADRA version V2511 or later.
  • Timeline: Newly disclosed

Original Article Summary

View CSAF Summary CADRA is affected by multiple zlib and Foxit vulnerabilities. Siemens has released a new version for CADRA and recommends to update to the latest version. Siemens is preparing further fix versions and recommends specific countermeasures for products where fixes are not, or not yet available. The following versions of Siemens CADRA are affected: CADRA vers:intdot/<2511, vers:all/* CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 9.8 Siemens Siemens CADRA Improper Input Validation, Incorrect Bitwise Shift of Integer, Out-of-bounds Write, Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow'), Integer Overflow or Wraparound, Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Chemical, Commercial Facilities, Communications, Energy Countries/Areas Deployed: Worldwide Company Headquarters Location: Germany Vulnerabilities Expand All + CVE-2005-2096 zlib 1.2 and later versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted compressed stream with an incomplete code description of a length greater than 1, which leads to a buffer overflow, as demonstrated using a crafted PNG file. View CVE Details Affected Products Siemens CADRA Vendor: Siemens Product Version: CADRA < V2511 Product Status: known_affected Remediations Vendor fix Update to V2511 or later version Relevant CWE: CWE-20 Improper Input Validation Metrics CVSS Version Base Score Base Severity Vector String 3.1 7.3 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L CVE-2016-9840 inftrees.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging improper pointer arithmetic. View CVE Details Affected Products Siemens CADRA Vendor: Siemens Product Version: CADRA < V2511 Product Status: known_affected Remediations Vendor fix Update to V2511 or later version Relevant CWE: CWE-20 Improper Input Validation Metrics CVSS Version Base Score Base Severity Vector String 3.1 8.8 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2016-9841 inffast.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging improper pointer arithmetic. View CVE Details Affected Products Siemens CADRA Vendor: Siemens Product Version: CADRA < V2511 Product Status: known_affected Remediations Vendor fix Update to V2511 or later version Relevant CWE: CWE-20 Improper Input Validation Metrics CVSS Version Base Score Base Severity Vector String 3.1 9.8 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2016-9842 The inflateMark function in inflate.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving left shifts of negative integers. View CVE Details Affected Products Siemens CADRA Vendor: Siemens Product Version: CADRA < V2511 Product Status: known_affected Remediations Vendor fix Update to V2511 or later version Relevant CWE: CWE-1335 Incorrect Bitwise Shift of Integer Metrics CVSS Version Base Score Base Severity Vector String 3.1 8.8 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2017-14919 Node.js before 4.8.5, 6.x before 6.11.5, and 8.x before 8.8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uncaught exception and crash) by leveraging a change in the zlib module 1.2.9 making 8 an invalid value for the windowBits parameter. View CVE Details Affected Products Siemens CADRA Vendor: Siemens Product Version: CADRA < V2511 Product Status: known_affected Remediations Vendor fix Update to V2511 or later version Relevant CWE: CWE-20 Improper Input Validation Metrics CVSS Version Base Score Base Severity Vector String 3.0 7.5 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVE-2018-25032 zlib before 1.2.12 allows memory corruption when deflating (i.e., when compressing) if the input has many distant matches. View CVE Details Affected Products Siemens CADRA Vendor: Siemens Product Version: CADRA < V2511 Product Status: known_affected Remediations Vendor fix Update to V2511 or later version Relevant CWE: CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write Metrics CVSS Version Base Score Base Severity Vector String 3.1 7.5 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVE-2022-37434 zlib through 1.2.12 has a heap-based buffer over-read or buffer overflow in inflate in inflate.c via a large gzip header extra field. NOTE: only applications that call inflateGetHeader are affected. Some common applications bundle the affected zlib source code but may be unable to call inflateGetHeader (e.g., see the nodejs/node reference). View CVE Details Affected Products Siemens CADRA Vendor: Siemens Product Version: CADRA < V2511 Product Status: known_affected Remediations Vendor fix Update to V2511 or later version Relevant CWE: CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') Metrics CVSS Version Base Score Base Severity Vector String 3.1 9.8 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2023-45853 MiniZip in zlib through 1.3 has an integer overflow and resultant heap-based buffer overflow in zipOpenNewFileInZip4_64 via a long filename, comment, or extra field. NOTE: MiniZip is not a supported part of the zlib product. NOTE: pyminizip through 0.2.6 is also vulnerable because it bundles an affected zlib version, and exposes the applicable MiniZip code through its compress API. View CVE Details Affected Products Siemens CADRA Vendor: Siemens Product Version: CADRA < V2511 Product Status: known_affected Remediations Vendor fix Update to V2511 or later version Relevant CWE: CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound Metrics CVSS Version Base Score Base Severity Vector String 3.1 9.8 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2025-10585 Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 140.0.7339.185 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) View CVE Details Affected Products Siemens CADRA Vendor: Siemens Product Version: CADRA Product Status: known_affected Remediations Mitigation Block access to untrusted or external web content from sensitive systems None available Currently no fix is available Relevant CWE: CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') Metrics CVSS Version Base Score Base Severity Vector String 3.1 8.8 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2025-13223 Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 142.0.7444.175 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) View CVE Details Affected Products Siemens CADRA Vendor: Siemens Product Version: CADRA Product Status: known_affected Remediations Mitigation Block access to untrusted or external web content from sensitive systems None available Currently no fix is available Relevant CWE: CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') Metrics CVSS Version Base Score Base Severity Vector String 3.1 8.8 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2026-22184 zlib versions up to and including 1.3.1.2 include a global buffer overflow in the untgz utility located under contrib/untgz. The vulnerability is limited to the standalone demonstration utility and does not affect the core zlib compression library. The flaw occurs when a user executes the untgz command with an excessively long archive name supplied via the command line, leading to an out-of-bounds write in a fixed-size global buffer. View CVE Details Affected Products Siemens CADRA Vendor: Siemens Product Version: CADRA Product Status: known_affected Remediations None available Currently no fix is available Relevant CWE: CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write Metrics CVSS Version Base Score Base Severity Vector String 3.1 0 NONE CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N Acknowledgments Siemens ProductCERT reported these vulnerabilities to CISA. General Recommendations As a general security measure, Siemens strongly recommends to protect network access to devices with appropriate mechanisms. In order to operate the devices in a protected IT environment, Siemens recommends to configure the environment according to Siemens' operational guidelines for Industrial Security (Download: https://www.siemens.com/cert/operational-guidelines-industrial-security), and to follow the recommendations in the product manuals. Additional information on Industrial Security by Siemens can be found at: https://www.siemens.com/industrialsecurity Additional Resources For further inquiries on security vulnerabilities in Siemens products and solutions, please contact the Siemens ProductCERT: https://www.siemens.com/cert/advisories Terms of Use The use of Siemens Security Advisories is subject to the terms and conditions listed on: https://www.siemens.com/productcert/terms-of-use. Legal Notice and Terms of Use This product is provided subject to this Notification (https://www.cisa.gov/notification) and this Privacy & Use policy (https://www.cisa.gov/privacy-policy). Recommended Practices CISA recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the exploitation risk of this vulnerability. Minimize network exposure for all control system devices and/or systems, and ensure they are not accessible from the internet. Locate control system networks and remote devices behind firewalls and isolate them from business networks. When remote access is required, use more secure methods, such as Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), recognizing VPNs may have vulnerabilities and should be updated to the most recent version available. Also recognize VPN is only as secure as its connected devices. CISA reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures. CISA also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS webpage on cisa.gov. Several CISA products detailing cyber defense best practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies. CISA encourages organizations to implement recommended cybersecurity strategies for proactive defense of ICS assets. Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available on the ICS webpage at cisa.gov in the technical information paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01B--Targeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies. Organizations observing suspected malicious activity should follow established internal procedures and report findings to CISA for tracking and correlation against other incidents. Advisory Conversion Disclaimer This ICSA is a verbatim republication of Siemens ProductCERT SSA-470355 from a direct conversion of the vendor's Common Security Advisory Framework (CSAF) advisory. This is republished to CISA's website as a means of increasing visibility and is provided "as-is" for informational purposes only. CISA is not responsible for the editorial or technical accuracy of republished advisories and provides no warranties of any kind regarding any information contained within this advisory. Further, CISA does not endorse any commercial product or service. Please contact Siemens ProductCERT directly for any questions regarding this advisory. Revision History Initial Release Date: 2026-07-14 Date Revision Summary 2026-07-14 1 Publication Date 2026-07-21 2 Initial CISA Republication of Siemens ProductCERT SSA-470355 advisory Legal Notice and Terms of Use

Impact

Siemens CADRA versions prior to V2511, vulnerabilities related to zlib (including CVE-2005-2096, CVE-2016-9840, CVE-2016-9841, CVE-2016-9842, CVE-2017-14919, CVE-2018-25032, CVE-2022-37434, CVE-2023-45853) and Type Confusion vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-10585 and CVE-2025-13223).

Exploitation Status

No active exploitation has been reported at this time. However, organizations should still apply patches promptly as proof-of-concept code may exist.

Timeline

Newly disclosed

Remediation

Update to Siemens CADRA version V2511 or later. For systems that cannot update, block access to untrusted or external web content. Specific countermeasures are recommended for products where fixes are not yet available.

Additional Information

This threat intelligence is aggregated from trusted cybersecurity sources. For the most up-to-date information, technical details, and official vendor guidance, please refer to the original article linked below.

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