Siemens Solid Edge SE2025 up to 225.0 Update 5 PAR File Parser out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Siemens Solid Edge SE2025 up to 225.0 Update 5. Impacted is an unknown function of the component PAR File Parser. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-40740. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Siemens Solid Edge SE2025 up to 225.0 Update 5. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component PAR File Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability has been identified in Solid Edge SE2025 (All versions < V225.0 Update 5). The affected applications contain an out of bounds read past the end of an allocated structure while parsing specially crafted PAR files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process.

It is possible to read the advisory at cert-portal.siemens.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-40740 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/21/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 241712 (Siemens Solid Edge < SE2025 Update 5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSA-091753)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 225.0 Update 5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (241712). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 241712
Nessus Name: Siemens Solid Edge < SE2025 Update 5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSA-091753)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Solid Edge SE2025 225.0 Update 5

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
07/08/2025 +83 days Advisory disclosed
07/08/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/21/2025 +44 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: siemens.com

Advisory: ssa-091753
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-40740 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-40740
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-315331

Entryinfo

Created: 07/08/2025 13:37
Updated: 08/21/2025 17:28
Changes: 07/08/2025 13:37 (77), 07/11/2025 15:08 (2), 08/21/2025 17:28 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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