Republished vendor advisory. This ICSA is a verbatim republication of Siemens ProductCERT SSA-186293 from a direct conversion of the vendor's Common Security Advisory Framework (CSAF) advisory. This is republished to CISA's website as a means of increasing visibility and is provided "as-is" for informational purposes only. CISA is not responsible for the editorial or technical accuracy of republished advisories and provides no warranties of any kind regarding any information contained within this advisory. Further, CISA…
General Recommendations: As a general security measure, Siemens strongly recommends to protect network access to devices with appropriate mechanisms. In order to operate the devices in a protected IT environment, Siemens recommends to configure the environment according to Siemens' operational guidelines for Industrial Security (Download: https://www.siemens.com/cert/operational-guidelines-industrial-security), and to follow the recommendations in the product manuals. Additional information on Industrial Security by Siemens can be found at: https://www.siemens.com/industrialsecurity
Additional Resources: For further inquiries on security vulnerabilities in Siemens products and solutions, please contact the Siemens ProductCERT: https://www.siemens.com/cert/advisories
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From CISA's machine-readable CSAF 2.0 advisory (JSON).
| CVE | Weakness | CVSS v3 | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-40584 | CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference | 5.5 Medium |
CVE-2025-40584 The affected application contains a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) vulnerability while parsing specially crafted XML files. This could allow an attacker to read arbitrary files in the system. Mitigation: Do not open untrusted XML files in affected applications No fix planned: Currently no fix is planned Vendor fix: Update to V5.6 SP1 HF7 or later version ↗ Affected, fixed & timelineAffected:
Vendor fix: Update to V5.7 HF2 or later version Vendor fix: Update to V5.7 SP1 HF1 or later version |
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| CVE | CVSS | Affected |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-40584 | 5.5 Medium | Siemens SIMOTION SCOUT TIA V5.4 A vulnerability has been identified in SIMOTION SCOUT TIA V5.4 (All versions), SIMOTION SCOUT TIA V5.5 (All versions), SIMOTION SCOUT TIA V5.6 (All v… |
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