CVE-2025-40937
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Description
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CN 4100 (All versions < V4.0.1). The affected application do not properly validate input parameters in its REST API, resulting in improper handling of unexpected arguments. This could allow an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with limited privileges.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.7
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2025-12-09 16:17:47.260000
Last modified
2026-10-23 22:10:00.160000
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