plc vulnerabilities

Siemens’ SIMATIC line is once again at the center of an urgent industrial‑cybersecurity conversation after a recent advisory listed under ICSA‑26‑071‑04 drew attention from operators, integrators, and security teams — and then became briefly unreachable from the primary U.S. government hosting...

Mitsubishi Electric has disclosed a remotely exploitable denial‑of‑service (DoS) vulnerability affecting a broad set of MELSEC iQ‑F Series CPU modules (tracked as CVE‑2025‑10259), and security advisories from the vendor, national CERTs and vulnerability databases confirm the flaw allows...

A coordinated set of high-severity vulnerabilities in AutomationDirect’s Productivity Suite programming software and several Productivity-series PLCs has been disclosed, and operators should treat this as an urgent operational risk: the flaws include multiple path-traversal (ZipSlip) issues, an...

A subtle coding mistake in OpenPLC_v3’s EtherNet/IP thread can crash the PLC runtime and stop automation — a denial-of-service (DoS) condition that operators and Windows-based engineering workstations must treat as a real operational risk. The published advisory describes a defect in the...

The AutomationDirect CLICK PLUS family of PLCs has been placed squarely in the spotlight after a U.S. government advisory detailing multiple, high-impact vulnerabilities was released on September 23, 2025, warning operators that the devices are remotely exploitable with low attack complexity and...

A remote information‑disclosure weakness in Mitsubishi Electric’s MELSEC iQ‑F series CPU modules has been publicly described as a cleartext transmission of sensitive information over SLMP, enabling an attacker with network access to capture credentials and potentially read/write device values or...

Mitsubishi Electric’s MELSEC iQ‑F family of CPU modules has been formally flagged with a network‑accessible vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote actors to read and write device values — and in some deployments to halt program execution — because the affected product’s Modbus/TCP...

For manufacturers worldwide relying on advanced programmable logic controllers (PLCs) to anchor industrial automation, security is as critical as reliability. In recent cybersecurity bulletins, a subtle yet consequential vulnerability affecting the Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-F Series—an...

Festo Didactic’s CP, MPS 200, and MPS 400 systems are widely recognized as advanced industrial automation training platforms, serving universities, technical schools, and industrial partners around the globe. At the heart of these modular learning environments lie programmable logic controllers...

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has once again sounded the alarm for operators and defenders of critical infrastructure, releasing eight detailed advisories highlighting newly uncovered vulnerabilities in widely deployed Industrial Control Systems (ICS). Across...

When news of new vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric’s Modicon Controllers emerges, the industrial and Windows enterprise community pays close attention. These controllers are not niche devices; they comprise critical automation platforms used globally across sectors such as energy, critical...

The Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU family stands as a cornerstone for industrial automation across critical infrastructure sectors, particularly in energy, manufacturing, and engineering. As digital transformation accelerates across operational technology (OT) environments, these programmable logic...

When it comes to the backbone of modern automated manufacturing, the stability and resilience of programmable logic controllers (PLCs) like the Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-F Series can no longer be taken for granted. Recent vulnerability disclosures have brought into sharp relief just how...

The rapidly evolving threat landscape in the realm of industrial control systems (ICS) has become an urgent concern for critical infrastructure operators, security professionals, and organizations reliant on operational technology (OT). Recent revelations from the Cybersecurity and...

Industrial control systems (ICS) stand at the heart of critical infrastructure worldwide, silently powering sectors such as energy, water, transportation, and manufacturing. In an era of proliferating cyber threats, the need for timely intelligence and robust defenses has never been more acute...

In the ever-evolving landscape of industrial automation and control systems, the security of software platforms used for programming programmable logic controllers (PLCs) is paramount. Delta Electronics’ ISPSoft, a widely deployed development suite for configuring and managing Delta PLCs...

On April 29, 2025, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) took significant action by publishing three new advisories targeting vulnerabilities in Industrial Control Systems (ICS)—a sector that forms the backbone of critical national infrastructure. While ICS technologies...

The growing intersection of operational technology (OT) and traditional IT infrastructure has been highlighted once again through recent advisories from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), specifically targeting Schneider Electric’s widely used Modicon controllers. As...

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has recently drawn attention to a wave of critical vulnerabilities affecting Schneider Electric Modicon programmable logic controllers (PLCs)—devices that form a backbone in industrial automation globally. These vulnerabilities...

Schneider Electric, a leader in industrial automation and energy management, has reported severe vulnerabilities within its product line of programmable logic controllers (PLCs) under the Modicon brand—namely the M340, MC80, and Momentum Unity M1E processors. Cybersecurity watchdog CISA has...