CVE-2025-27459

The VNC application stores its passwords encrypted within the registry but uses DES for encryption. As DES is broken, the original passwords can be recovered.

CVSS v3 4.4 MEDIUM

4.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://sick.com/psirt	Vendor Advisory
https://sick.com/psirt	Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices	US Government Resource
https://www.endress.com	Product
https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1	Not Applicable
https://www.sick.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2025/sca-2025-0008.json	Third Party Advisory
https://www.sick.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2025/sca-2025-0008.pdf	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:endress:meac300-fnade4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:endress:meac300-fnade4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-07-03 12:15

Updated : 2026-01-29 19:28

NVD link : CVE-2025-27459

Mitre link : CVE-2025-27459

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-27459

JSON object : View

Products Affected

endress

meac300-fnade4
meac300-fnade4_firmware

CWE

CWE-257

Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format

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