CVE-2025-40943

Affected devices do not properly sanitize contents of trace files. This could allow an attacker to inject code through social engineering a legitimate user to import a specially crafted trace file

CVSS v3 9.6 CRITICAL

9.6^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-452276.html

Configurations

No configuration.

History

10 Mar 2026, 18:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-03-10 18:17

Updated : 2026-03-11 13:53

NVD link : CVE-2025-40943

Mitre link : CVE-2025-40943

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-40943

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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