# CVE-2025-40938: Hardcoded credentials in SIMATIC CN 4100

> Attackers can extract sensitive information from the firmware of SIMATIC CN 4100 devices, compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.2 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 9 Dec 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6wrx-4m6w-9vw2

## What is CVE-2025-40938?

CVE-2025-40938 is a critical vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC CN 4100, published on 9 Dec 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 SIMATIC CN 4100 (All versions < V4.0.1). The affected device stores sensitive information in the firmware. This could allow an attacker to access and misuse this information, potentially impacting the device’s confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-40938?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Siemens Simatic Cn 4100 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-40938?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-40938 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-40938 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-40938 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Siemens SIMATIC CN 4100

- [CVE-2024-32741](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32741/): Hardcoded credentials in SIMATIC CN 4100 (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2023-29130](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29130/): Privilege escalation in SIMATIC CN 4100 (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2024-32740](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32740/): Hardcoded credentials in SIMATIC CN 4100 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-49621](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49621/): Hardcoded credentials in SIMATIC CN 4100 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-22924](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-22924/): Missing authorization in SIMATIC CN 4100 (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-40938 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-40938 is a critical vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC CN 4100, published on 9 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-40938 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens SIMATIC CN 4100. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-40938/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-40938/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40938
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40938
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-40938

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-40938/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.