Improper input validation in Siemens SIMATIC CN 4100
Priority LOW 31CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CN 4100 (All versions < V4.0). The affected application allows to control the device by storing arbitrary files in the SFTP folder of the device. This could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service condition.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00388 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed SIMATIC CN 4100 (Siemens): V4.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siemens | SIMATIC CN 4100 | before V4.0 | V4.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- SIMATIC CN 4100 VendorSiemens Affected before V4.0 Fixed in V4.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA SIMATIC CN 4100 (Siemens) Fixed in V4.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-40593
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vm7p-h5v8-4m2j
References
More Siemens Simatic Cn 4100 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-23989 crypto: algif_aead - Revert to operating out-of-place KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-21620 A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CN 4100 (All versions < V3.0). CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2023-27102 A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CN 4100 (All versions < V2.7). CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-21619 Hard-coded credentials in Siemens SIMATIC CN 4100 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-18410 Resource allocation without limits in Siemens SIMATIC CN 4100 CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
Sources
- CVE-2025-40593 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-40593 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vm7p-h5v8-4m2j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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