# CVE-2026-54800: Misconfiguration in CPCI85 Central Processing/Communication

> Default insecure OPC UA settings in Siemens industrial systems allow attackers to gain unauthorized control over critical functions.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 9 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6556-7hqh-p69q

## What is CVE-2026-54800?

CVE-2026-54800 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens CPCI85 Central Processing/Communication, published on 9 Jul 2026. 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 CPCI85 Central Processing/Communication (All versions < V26.20), SICORE Base system (All versions < V26.20.0). The affected application ships with a default configuration that disables all OPC UA security mechanisms. This could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access and control over critical system functions.

Weakness: CWE-1188 (Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-54800?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-54800?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-54800 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-54800 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-54800 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-54800 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-54800 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens CPCI85 Central Processing/Communication, published on 9 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-54800 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens CPCI85 Central Processing/Communication. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-54800/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-54800/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-54800
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54800
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-54800

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-54800/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.