How severe is CVE-2025-40742?

CVE-2025-40742 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.3, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over network with high attack complexity, requires no privileges and user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity none, and availability none.

Is CVE-2025-40742 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (20th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-40742?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

Does CVE-2025-40742 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2025-40742 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-20427.

When was CVE-2025-40742 published?

CVE-2025-40742 was published on 2025-07-08 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2025-40742

CVE-2025-40742 is a medium-severity vulnerability with a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.3. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-598.

Key facts

Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 5.3)
CVSS v4: 6.0
EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (20th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2025-20427
Weakness: CWE-598
Published: 2025-07-08
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIPROTEC 5 6MD84 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 6MD85 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 6MD85 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 6MD86 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 6MD86 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 6MD89 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 6MD89 (CP300) V9.6x (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 6MU85 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7KE85 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7KE85 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SA82 (CP100) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SA82 (CP150) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SA84 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SA86 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SA86 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SA87 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SA87 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SD82 (CP100) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SD82 (CP150) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SD84 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SD86 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SD86 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SD87 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SD87 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ81 (CP100) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ81 (CP150) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ82 (CP100) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ82 (CP150) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ85 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ85 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ86 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ86 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SK82 (CP100) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SK82 (CP150) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SK85 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SK85 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SL82 (CP100) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SL82 (CP150) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SL86 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SL86 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SL87 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SL87 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SS85 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SS85 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7ST85 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7ST85 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7ST86 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SX82 (CP150) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SX85 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SY82 (CP150) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7UM85 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7UT82 (CP100) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7UT82 (CP150) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7UT85 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7UT85 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7UT86 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7UT86 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7UT87 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7UT87 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7VE85 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7VK87 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7VK87 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7VU85 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 Compact 7SX800 (CP050) (All versions < V11.0). The affected devices include session identifiers in URL requests for certain functionalities. This could allow an attacker to retrieve sensitive session data from browser history, logs, or other storage mechanisms, potentially leading to unauthorized access.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-40742?: A vulnerability has been identified in SIPROTEC 5 6MD84 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 6MD85 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 6MD85 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 6MD86 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 6MD86 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 6MD89 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 6MD89 (CP300) V9.6x (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 6MU85 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7KE85 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7KE85 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SA82 (CP100) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SA82 (CP150) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SA84 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SA86 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SA86 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SA87 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SA87 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SD82 (CP100) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SD82 (CP150) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SD84 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SD86 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SD86 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SD87 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SD87 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ81 (CP100) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ81 (CP150) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ82 (CP100) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ82 (CP150) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ85 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ85 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ86 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ86 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SK82 (CP100) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SK82 (CP150) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SK85 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SK85 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SL82 (CP100) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SL82 (CP150) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SL86 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SL86 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SL87 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SL87 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SS85 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7SS85 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7ST85 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7ST85 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7ST86 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SX82 (CP150) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SX85 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SY82 (CP150) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7UM85 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7UT82 (CP100) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7UT82 (CP150) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7UT85 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7UT85 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7UT86 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7UT86 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7UT87 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7UT87 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7VE85 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7VK87 (CP200) (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 7VK87 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 7VU85 (CP300) (All versions < V11.0), SIPROTEC 5 Compact 7SX800 (CP050) (All versions < V11.0). The affected devices include session identifiers in URL requests for certain functionalities. This could allow an attacker to retrieve sensitive session data from browser history, logs, or other storage mechanisms, potentially leading to unauthorized access.
How severe is CVE-2025-40742?: CVE-2025-40742 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.3, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over network with high attack complexity, requires no privileges and user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity none, and availability none.
Is CVE-2025-40742 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (20th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2025-40742?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
Does CVE-2025-40742 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2025-40742 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-20427.
When was CVE-2025-40742 published?: CVE-2025-40742 was published on 2025-07-08 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-904646.html

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