step-7

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The step-7 tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about Siemens STEP 7, a core engineering component of the TIA Portal ecosystem used for programming SIMATIC controllers. Recent content highlights a critical deserialization vulnerability (CVE-2025-40759) disclosed by Siemens ProductCERT, affecting STEP 7 along with other TIA Portal components like SIMATIC S7-PLCSIM and WinCC. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8 and a CVSS v4 score of 8.5, with low attack complexity, though exploitation requires opening malicious project files. This tag is relevant for industrial control system engineers, security professionals, and IT administrators managing Siemens automation environments, focusing on patch management, risk mitigation, and secure engineering practices.
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    Siemens SSA-493396 Deserialization CVE-2025-40759 in TIA Portal

    Siemens ProductCERT has published SSA‑493396 — a deserialization vulnerability (CVE‑2025‑40759) that affects a broad swath of TIA‑Portal engineering components, including SIMATIC S7‑PLCSIM V17, STEP 7, and WinCC variants; Siemens assigns a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 and a CVSS v4 base score of...
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