Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 CPU PLC devices with firmware before 4.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (defect-mode transition) via crafted PROFINET packets, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-2253.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-2252 is rated Moderate Risk (48.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.24%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.08% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.16% | 1.24% | +1.08% |
| 2 | 2025-04-27 | 0.50% | 0.16% | -0.34% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 0.50% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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6.5 | 6.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| siemens | simatic_s7_cpu_1200_firmware | <= 3.0.2 | cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_s7_cpu_1200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | simatic_s7_cpu_1200_firmware | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_s7_cpu_1200_firmware:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | simatic_s7_cpu-1211c | — | cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_s7_cpu-1211c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | simatic_s7_cpu_1212c | — | cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_s7_cpu_1212c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | simatic_s7_cpu_1214c | — | cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_s7_cpu_1214c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | simatic_s7_cpu_1215c | — | cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_s7_cpu_1215c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| siemens | simatic_s7_cpu_1217c | — | cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_s7_cpu_1217c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |