VDB-323175 · CVE-2025-40795 · ssa-722410

Siemens SIMATIC PCS neo 4.1/5.0 User Management stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Siemens SIMATIC PCS neo 4.1/5.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component User Management Component. Performing a manipulation results in stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-40795. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Siemens SIMATIC PCS neo 4.1/5.0. This affects some unknown processing of the component User Management Component. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS neo V4.1 (All versions), SIMATIC PCS neo V5.0 (All versions), User Management Component (UMC) (All versions < V2.15.1.3). Affected products contain a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the integrated UMC component. This could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or to cause a denial of service condition.

It is possible to read the advisory at cert-portal.siemens.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-40795 since 04/16/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/09/2025).

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Productinfo

Type

SCADA Software

Vendor

Siemens

Name

SIMATIC PCS neo

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.siemens.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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CNA Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
09/09/2025 +146 days Advisory disclosed
09/09/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/09/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: siemens.com

Advisory: ssa-722410
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-40795 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-40795
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-323175

Entryinfo

Created: 09/09/2025 12:10
Changes: 09/09/2025 12:10 (76), 09/09/2025 12:12 (2)
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