CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-27336

HIGH
7.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Softing edgeConnector Siemens OPC UA Server Null Pointer Dereference Denial-of-Service Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of Softing edgeConnector Siemens. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of OPC client certificates. The issue results from dereferencing a NULL pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-20508.

How to fix

Remediation Available
edgeaggregatorNVD
Affected:< 3.70Fixed in:3.70CVE-2023-27336derived from NVD
edgeconnectorNVD
Affected:< 3.70Fixed in:3.70CVE-2023-27336derived from NVD
secure integration serverNVD
Affected:< 1.30Fixed in:1.30CVE-2023-27336derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.75%probability of exploitation in 30 days
51stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 51% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-08-13.