CVE-2025-40946 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2025-40946
Vulnerability Scoring

8.3
/10
Severe Risk

Cybersecurity professionals consider CVE-2025-40946 an immediate threat requiring urgent mitigation.

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: Low
    Exploits can be performed without significant complexity or special conditions.
  • Attack Vector: Adjacent_network
    Attack Vector Under Analysis
  • Privileges Required: None
    No privileges are required for exploitation.
  • Scope: Unchanged
    Exploit remains within the originally vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2025-40946 Details

Status: Awaiting Analysis

Last updated: 🕑 29 May 2026, 14:16 UTC
Originally published on: 🕙 12 May 2026, 10:16 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 17 days

CVSS Release: version 3

CVSS3 Source

productcert@siemens.com

CVSS3 Type

Secondary

CVSS3 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

CVE-2025-40946 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2025-40946: A vulnerability has been identified in blueplanet 100 NX3 M8 (All versions), blueplanet 100 TL3 GEN2 (All versions < V6.1.4.9), blueplanet 105 TL3 (All versions), blueplanet 105 TL3 GEN2 (All versions < V6.1.4.9), blueplanet 110 TL3 (All versions), blueplanet 125 NX3 M10 (All versions), blueplanet 125 TL3 (All versions), blueplanet 125 TL3 GEN2 (All versions < V6.1.4.9), blueplanet 137 TL3 (All versions), blueplanet 150 TL3 (All versions), blueplanet 150 TL3 GEN2 (All versions < V6.1.4.9), blueplanet 155 TL3 (All versions), blueplanet 155 TL3 GEN2 (All versions < V6.1.4.9), blueplanet 165 TL3 (All versions), blueplanet 165 TL3 GEN2 (All versions < V6.1.4.9), blueplanet 25.0 NX3-33.0 NX3 (All versions), blueplanet 3.0 NX3-20.0 NX3 (All versions), blueplanet 3.0 TL3-60.0 TL3 (All versions), blueplanet 3.0-5.0 NX1 (All versions), blueplanet 360 NX3 M6 (All versions), blueplanet 50.0 NX3-60.0 NX3 (All versions), blueplanet 87.0 TL3 (All versions), blueplanet 87.0 TL3 GEN2 (All versions < V6.1.4.9), blueplanet 92.0 TL3 (All versions), blueplanet 92.0 TL3 GEN2 (All versions < V6.1.4.9), blueplanet gridsave 110 TL3-S (All versions < V3.91), blueplanet gridsave 137 TL3-S (All versions < V3.91), blueplanet gridsave 92.0 TL3-S (All versions < V3.91), blueplanet hybrid 10.0 TL3 (All versions), blueplanet hybrid 6.0 NH3-12.0 NH3 (All versions). A CRC16-based algorithm for generating Technical Service credentials could allow an attacker to derive the credentials from the devices serial number and misuse them to gain unauthorized access.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2025-40946

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2025-40946 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2025-40946

With low attack complexity and no required privileges, CVE-2025-40946 is an easy target for cybercriminals. Organizations should prioritize immediate mitigation measures to prevent unauthorized access and data breaches.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2025-40946, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2025-40946, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: Low
    CVE-2025-40946 could lead to minor leaks of non-critical information without major privacy breaches.
  • Integrity: High
    CVE-2025-40946 could allow unauthorized modifications to data, potentially affecting system reliability and trust.
  • Availability: High
    CVE-2025-40946 can disrupt system operations, potentially causing complete denial of service (DoS).

CVE-2025-40946 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-321

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