Vulnerability record

CVE-2026-59082

highCVSS 4.0 8.5Published · Siemens

The short answer

CVE-2026-59082 affects Siemens SIMATIC WinCC V7.5 and is rated high (CVSS 8.5). It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

What it is

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC WinCC V7.5 (All versions), SIMATIC WinCC V8.0 (All versions), SIMATIC WinCC V8.1 (All versions). Affected devices implicitly execute active content when opening files. This could allow an attacker to make the user execute arbitrary code on the device.

Weakness: CWE-357.

Severity

8.5 high

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/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

Exploited (CISA KEV)

Not listed

CISA lists confirmed exploitation only

EPSS, next 30 days

No score

FIRST scores CVEs within a day of publication

How it can be exploited

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Passive
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Affected products

SIMATIC WinCC V7.5, SIMATIC WinCC V8.0, SIMATIC WinCC V8.1. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.

References

Questions

Is CVE-2026-59082 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of 2026-11-10.

How do I fix CVE-2026-59082?

Follow the vendor advisory in the references below. NVD lists the affected versions under its configurations.

From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Received. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.

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