CVE-2025-38677

HIGH

View CSAF Summary SIMATIC CN 4100 contains multiple vulnerabilities which could potentially lead to a compromise in availability, integrity and confidentiality. Siemens has released a new version f...

Affects 2 products across 4 vendors.

BCS5.14
CVSS 3.17.5
EPSS0.2%
Percentile5th
PatchPatched
CVSS Vector — Plain English Requires local access, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction needed, impact contained to the vulnerable component, full confidentiality impact, no integrity impact, full availability impact.
CWE Weakness Definitions
CWE-125: Out-of-Bounds Read

Software reads data past the boundary of an allocated buffer, leaking sensitive information or causing crashes.

◆ SAGE Intelligence — CITED Relevance Research Team

The Siemens SIMATIC CN 4100 is affected by multiple vulnerabilities, including NULL Pointer Dereference, Reachable Assertion, Use After Free, and Out-of-bounds Write, which could compromise availability, integrity, and confidentiality. Siemens recommends updating to the latest version to mitigate these risks.

BSID: BS-2026-GLOBAL-256931-H • Model: Qwen/Qwen2.5-72B-Instruct-AWQ • Confidence: MEDIUM

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2025-38677?
The Siemens SIMATIC CN 4100 is affected by multiple vulnerabilities, including NULL Pointer Dereference, Reachable Assertion, Use After Free, and Out-of-bounds Write, which could compromise availability, integrity, and confidentiality. Siemens recommends updating to the latest version to mitigate these risks.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-38677?
CVE-2025-38677 has CVSS 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H. EPSS: 0.2%.
Is CVE-2025-38677 actively exploited?
No confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2025-38677 as of 2026-05-30.
How do I remediate CVE-2025-38677?
Priority: MEDIUM. Advisory: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b7784ea07e6aa044f74b39d6b5af5e28746fc81
What systems are affected by CVE-2025-38677?
CVE-2025-38677 affects: Debian, Fujitsu-Siemens, Linux, Siemens.
What NERC-CIP standard applies to CVE-2025-38677?
NERC CIP CIP-007 CIP-007-R2: This CVE could allow an attacker to compromise the availability and integrity of the control system, violating the requirement for secure access to critical cyber assets.
What IEC 62443 requirement maps to CVE-2025-38677?
IEC 62443 SR 7.6: The vulnerabilities could be exploited to cause a denial of service or unauthorized access, which aligns with the requirement for secure software development and maintenance practices.
Vulnerability Details
CVE IDCVE-2025-38677
BSIDBS-2026-GLOBAL-256931-H BreachSpider Global ID
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Published2026-05-14
Last Modified2026-05-14
ICS Relevance80%
Weakness (CWE)
Verticals
ICS-OT
SourceNVD
Official Description

View CSAF Summary SIMATIC CN 4100 contains multiple vulnerabilities which could potentially lead to a compromise in availability, integrity and confidentiality. Siemens has released a new version for SIMATIC CN 4100 and recommends to update to the latest version. The following versions of Siemens SIMATIC are affected: SIMATIC CN 4100 vers:intdot/<5.0 CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 9.6 Siemens Siemens SIMATIC NULL Pointer Dereference, Reachable Assertion, Use After Free, Out-of-bounds W

Source: NIST NVD / MITRE CVE Database

Attack Vector Analysis — CITED Relevance

The vulnerabilities are locally exploitable with low privileges and do not require user interaction. An attacker with local access could potentially exploit these vulnerabilities to cause a denial of service, data corruption, or unauthorized access.

Exploitation Likelihood: LOW

Affected Products
VendorProductFixed Version
Debian Debian Linux
Fujitsu-Siemens &mdash;
Linux Linux Kernel
Siemens &mdash;
Remediation
View Vendor Advisory →

Remediation Priority: MEDIUM

Threat Intelligence
● Threat Intelligence Validated: July 2026 | Threat Age: 59 Days
CISA KEVNot in KEV catalog
Public ExploitNot confirmed
PoC CodeNot confirmed
● Virtual Patch — CITED Relevance SAGE Engine MEDIUM CONFIDENCE

Implement strict access controls and monitor for unusual activity on affected systems.

No reliable network detection signature exists for this vulnerability class — apply the compensating controls above and the vendor patch. SAGE only publishes a network rule when a concrete on-the-wire signature can be grounded in the advisory.

NERC CIP: CIP-007 CIP-007-R2
This CVE could allow an attacker to compromise the availability and integrity of the control system, violating the requirement for secure access to critical cyber assets.
IEC 62443: SR 7.6
The vulnerabilities could be exploited to cause a denial of service or unauthorized access, which aligns with the requirement for secure software development and maintenance practices.

Virtual patch generated by CITED Relevance SAGE. Validate in isolated environment before production deployment. Compensating control only - does not replace vendor patch.

SAGE Enrichment Record — provenance & audit hash
ModelQwen/Qwen2.5-72B-Instruct-AWQ
ConfidenceMEDIUM
Enriched At2026-05-24
SHA-512 Audit Hash12d0b23bd9ace7e6d24925d79abb5414969d3852673cd6654556655843ebef59af2fb33bd939f8ec83167b7dd6ef15e4598bc237e47bb7563cc5e1cce033023a
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