CVE-2024-52504 Denial of service in SIPROTEC 4 6MD61
Unauthenticated remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Siemens SIPROTEC devices by interrupting file transfers, requiring a device restart to recover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-52504?
CVE-2024-52504 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Siemens SIPROTEC 4 6MD61, published on 12 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability has been identified in SIPROTEC 4 6MD61 (All versions), SIPROTEC 4 6MD63 (All versions), SIPROTEC 4 6MD66 (All versions), SIPROTEC 4 6MD665 (All versions), SIPROTEC 4 7SA522 (All versions), SIPROTEC 4 7SA6 (All versions < V4.78), SIPROTEC 4 7SD5 (All versions < V4.78), SIPROTEC 4 7SD610 (All versions < V4.78), SIPROTEC 4 7SJ61 (All versions), SIPROTEC 4 7SJ62 (All versions), SIPROTEC 4 7SJ63 (All versions), SIPROTEC 4 7SJ64 (All versions), SIPROTEC 4 7SJ66 (All versions), SIPROTEC 4 7SS52 (All versions), SIPROTEC 4 7ST6 (All versions), SIPROTEC 4 7UM61 (All versions), SIPROTEC 4 7UM62 (All versions), SIPROTEC 4 7UT612 (All versions), SIPROTEC 4 7UT613 (All versions), SIPROTEC 4 7UT63 (All versions), SIPROTEC 4 7VE6 (All versions), SIPROTEC 4 7VK61 (All versions), SIPROTEC 4 7VU683 (All versions), SIPROTEC 4 Compact 7RW80 (All versions), SIPROTEC 4 Compact 7SD80 (All versions), SIPROTEC 4 Compact 7SJ80 (All versions), SIPROTEC 4 Compact 7SJ81 (All versions), SIPROTEC 4 Compact 7SK80 (All versions), SIPROTEC 4 Compact 7SK81 (All versions). Affected devices do not properly handle interrupted operations of file transfer. This could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition. To restore normal operations, the devices need to be restarted.
Weakness: CWE-754
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-52504?
How do I fix CVE-2024-52504?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-52504 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2024-52504 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-52504 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q8f8-8vf2-w978.