CVE-2025-40939

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CN 4100 (All versions < V4.0.1). The affected device contains a USB port which allows unauthenticated connections. This could allow an attacker with physical access to the device to trigger reboot that could cause denial of service condition.

CVSS v3 4.6 MEDIUM

4.6^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector PHYSICAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-416652.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_cn_4100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_cn_4100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-12-09 16:17

Updated : 2025-12-16 17:30

NVD link : CVE-2025-40939

Mitre link : CVE-2025-40939

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-40939

JSON object : View

Products Affected

siemens

simatic_cn_4100
simatic_cn_4100_firmware

CWE

CWE-284

Improper Access Control

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