CVE-2025-40795 is a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Siemens SIMATIC PCS neo (V4.1, V5.0, V6.0) and the User Management Component (UMC) (all versions prior to V2.15.1.3). This flaw allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a high risk due to its network attack vector, low attack complexity, and severe impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or KEV listing, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_neo:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_neo:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.15.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:user_management_component:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
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