Improper certificate validation in Siemens COMOS V10.6
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
A vulnerability has been identified in COMOS V10.6 (All versions < V10.6.1), COMOS V10.6 (All versions < V10.6.1), JT Bi-Directional Translator for STEP (All versions), NX V2412 (All versions < V2412.8900 with Cloud Entitlement (bundled as NX X)), NX V2506 (All versions < V2506.6000 with Cloud Entitlement (bundled as NX X)), Simcenter 3D (All versions < V2506.6000 with Cloud Entitlement (bundled as Simcenter X Mechanical)), Simcenter Femap (All versions < V2506.0002 with Cloud Entitlement (bundled as Simcenter X Mechanical)), Simcenter Studio (All versions < V2506.0001), Simcenter System Architect (All versions < V2506.0001), Tecnomatix Plant Simulation (All versions < V2504.0007). The SALT SDK is missing server certificate validation while establishing TLS connections to the authorization server. This could allow an attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle attack.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 | COMOS V10.6 | before V10.6.1 | V10.6.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| Siemens | COMOS V10.6 | before V10.6.1 | V10.6.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| Siemens | JT Bi-Directional Translator for STEP | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Siemens | NX V2412 | before V2412.8900 | V2412.8900 | Patch available | CNA |
| Siemens | NX V2506 | before V2506.6000 | V2506.6000 | Patch available | CNA |
| Siemens | Simcenter 3D | before V2506.6000 | V2506.6000 | Patch available | CNA |
| Siemens | Simcenter Femap | before V2506.0002 | V2506.0002 | Patch available | CNA |
| Siemens | Simcenter Studio | before V2506.0001 | V2506.0001 | Patch available | CNA |
| Siemens | Simcenter System Architect | before V2506.0001 | V2506.0001 | Patch available | CNA |
| Siemens | Tecnomatix Plant Simulation | before V2504.0007 | V2504.0007 | Patch available | CNA |
- COMOS V10.6 VendorSiemens Affected before V10.6.1 Fixed in V10.6.1 Patch available CNA
- COMOS V10.6 VendorSiemens Affected before V10.6.1 Fixed in V10.6.1 Patch available CNA
- JT Bi-Directional Translator for STEP VendorSiemens Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- NX V2412 VendorSiemens Affected before V2412.8900 Fixed in V2412.8900 Patch available CNA
- NX V2506 VendorSiemens Affected before V2506.6000 Fixed in V2506.6000 Patch available CNA
- Simcenter 3D VendorSiemens Affected before V2506.6000 Fixed in V2506.6000 Patch available CNA
- Simcenter Femap VendorSiemens Affected before V2506.0002 Fixed in V2506.0002 Patch available CNA
- Simcenter Studio VendorSiemens Affected before V2506.0001 Fixed in V2506.0001 Patch available CNA
- Simcenter System Architect VendorSiemens Affected before V2506.0001 Fixed in V2506.0001 Patch available CNA
- Tecnomatix Plant Simulation VendorSiemens Affected before V2504.0007 Fixed in V2504.0007 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA COMOS V10.6 (Siemens) Fixed in V10.6.1
- Fix · CNA COMOS V10.6 (Siemens) Fixed in V10.6.1
- Fix · CNA NX V2412 (Siemens) Fixed in V2412.8900
- Fix · CNA NX V2506 (Siemens) Fixed in V2506.6000
- Fix · CNA Simcenter 3D (Siemens) Fixed in V2506.6000
- Fix · CNA Simcenter Femap (Siemens) Fixed in V2506.0002
- Fix · CNA Simcenter Studio (Siemens) Fixed in V2506.0001
- Fix · CNA Simcenter System Architect (Siemens) Fixed in V2506.0001
- Fix · CNA Tecnomatix Plant Simulation (Siemens) Fixed in V2504.0007
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Siemens COMOS V10.6, NX V2506 and 2 more products V10.6.1, V2506.0002, V2506.6000
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-27247 Improper certificate validation in Siemens COMOS V10.6Priority MEDIUM 41
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-40801
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3p2p-55rm-xcvw
References
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Sources
- CVE-2025-40801 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-40801 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3p2p-55rm-xcvw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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