Information disclosure in Siemens SIMATIC CN 4100
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CN 4100 (All versions < V4.0.1). The affected application exhibits inconsistent SNMP behavior, such as unexpected service availability and unreliable configuration handling across protocol versions. This could allow an attacker to access sensitive data, potentially leading to a breach of confidentiality.
Why it matters now
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 V4.0.1 | V4.0.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- SIMATIC CN 4100 VendorSiemens Affected before V4.0.1 Fixed in V4.0.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA SIMATIC CN 4100 (Siemens) Fixed in V4.0.1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Siemens SIMATIC CN 4100 V4.0.1
5 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-27329 Hard-coded credentials in Siemens SIMATIC CN 4100Priority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2025-27328 Command injection in Siemens SIMATIC CN 4100Priority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2025-27332 Information disclosure in Siemens SIMATIC CN 4100Priority LOW 24
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-40940
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2cx9-pwfc-xwx3
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-2025-40940 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-40940 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2cx9-pwfc-xwx3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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