CVE-2025-40742 Information disclosure in SIPROTEC 5 6MD84 (CP300)
An attacker can obtain sensitive information from Siemens SIPROTEC 5 devices due to improper handling of sensitive data in transit.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-40742?
CVE-2025-40742 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens SIPROTEC 5 6MD84 (CP300), published on 8 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-598
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-40742?
How do I fix CVE-2025-40742?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-40742 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-40742 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-40742 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2qhm-4w63-5pph.