CVE-2025-40581

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: May 13, 2025 at 09:39 AM UTC
Updated: September 8, 2026 at 09:30 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorScalance Lpe9403Scalance LPE9403 Firmware

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE LPE9403 (6GK5998-3GS00-2AC2) (All versions with SINEMA Remote Connect Edge Client installed). Affected devices are vulnerable to an authentication bypass. This could allow a non-privileged local attacker to bypass the authentication of the SINEMA Remote Connect Edge Client, and to read and modify the configuration parameters.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < V2.1 HF0
Affected range stops below V2.1 HF0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
siemens-scalance-lpe9403 (same device)
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

7.1HIGHsiemens
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-288NVD-CWE-noinfo

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