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CVE-2025-40940

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Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CN 4100 (All versions < V4.0.1). The affected application exhibits inconsistent SNMP behavior, such as unexpected service availability and unreliable configuration handling across protocol versions. This could allow an attacker to access sensitive data, potentially leading to a breach of confidentiality.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.9 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2025-12-09 16:17:47.813000
Last modified
2026-10-23 22:10:00.160000
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