CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-40796

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.15%

36th percentile - higher than 36% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS neo versions 4.1, 5.0, and 6.0 (all versions < V6.0 SP1 Update 1) and in the User Management Component (UMC) (all versions < V2.15.1.3). This vulnerability involves an out-of-bounds read in the integrated UMC component, which could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to attacks that lead to denial of service, potentially disrupting industrial systems and processes.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update to the latest versions of SIMATIC PCS neo and the UMC component to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS neo V4.1 (All versions), SIMATIC PCS neo V5.0 (All versions), SIMATIC PCS neo V6.0 (All versions < V6.0 SP1 Update 1), User Management Component (UMC) (All versions < V2.15.1.3). Affected products contain a out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the integrated UMC component. This could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS