CVE-2025-40744 Security feature bypass in Solid Edge SE2025
An unauthenticated remote attacker can perform man-in-the-middle attacks due to improper client certificate validation in Solid Edge.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-40744?
CVE-2025-40744 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Solid Edge SE2025, published on 11 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability has been identified in Solid Edge SE2025 (All versions < V225.0 Update 11). Affected applications do not properly validate client certificates to connect to License Service endpoint. This could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to perform man in the middle attacks.
Weakness: CWE-295
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-40744?
How do I fix CVE-2025-40744?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-40744 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-40744 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-40744 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8mjq-6f3x-gxxr.