HighCVE-2025-40945

    Siemens Designcenter NX: Untrusted Search Path (CVE-2025-40945)

    Published Last modified Sources: CVE.org, Siemens ProductCERT

    What is affected, what to do

    A vulnerability has been identified in COMOS V10.4.5 (All versions < V10.4.5.0.2), COMOS V10.6 (All versions < V10.6.1), Designcenter NX (All versions < V2512.7000), Simcenter 3D (All versions < V2512.7000), Simcenter Femap V2506 (All versions < V2506.0003), Simcenter Femap V2512 (All versions < V2512.0002), Simcenter Nastran (All versions < V2606), Simcenter STAR-CCM+ (All versions < V2606), Solid Edge SE2025 (All versions < V225.0 Update 13), Solid Edge SE2026 (All versions < V226.0 Update 04), Teamcenter Visualization V2412 (All versions < V2412.0012), Teamcenter Visualization V2506 (All versions < V2506.0009), Teamcenter Visualization V2512 (All versions < V2512.2605), Tecnomatix Plant Simulation V2404 (All versions < V2404.0022), Tecnomatix Plant Simulation V2504 (All versions < V2504.0010), Tecnomatix Process Simulate (All versions < V2606). Untrusted search path in IAM Client SDK may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

    The available sources name no fixed version. Check the vendor guidance in the references below.

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    Metrics

    8.5

    Priority

    XIEM Effective CVSS: highest available CVSS rating from NVD and vendor data.

    Source: NVD, CVSS v4

    6.7

    CVSS v3

    Severity Medium on the scale from 0 to 10.

    Source: CVE.org, Siemens ProductCERT

    0.2 %

    EPSS score

    Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.

    Source: FIRST EPSS, percentile 5.4

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    Severity
    High
    Priority (0–325)

    The priority score is a consolidated metric that condenses several individual signals into a single, action-guiding ranking: technical severity (CVSS), exploitation likelihood (EPSS), known-exploited status (KEV) and the context of the affected asset. The aim is to answer the only truly important question in vulnerability management: what first?

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    63.76 Methodology
    Exploit maturity

    An exploit is code or a technique that specifically uses a concrete vulnerability to force unintended behaviour — such as executing code or escalating privileges. It is the tool that turns a theoretical flaw into a practical attack.

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    no public PoC known
    XIEM Effective CVSS

    XIEM® is the tiered managed-security operating model from NEOSEC and a registered trademark of NEOSEC GmbH. It extends classic SIEM — the central collection, normalisation and correlation of security-relevant events — with endpoint forensics, network visibility and deception technology, and consolidates them into three building tiers: Sentry, Orchestrate and Command.

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    8.5 Methodology
    CVSS v3

    CVSS is the globally established, open standard for assessing the technical severity of a vulnerability on a scale from 0 to 10. It describes how easily a flaw can be exploited and what damage it can cause — but not how likely its actual exploitation is. CVSS and the complementary EPSS deliberately answer different questions.

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    6.7
    CVSS v4

    CVSS is the globally established, open standard for assessing the technical severity of a vulnerability on a scale from 0 to 10. It describes how easily a flaw can be exploited and what damage it can cause — but not how likely its actual exploitation is. CVSS and the complementary EPSS deliberately answer different questions.

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    8.5
    EPSS score

    The EPSS score is the absolute model output for an individual vulnerability: the estimated probability of real-world exploitation within the next 30 days, expressed as a value between 0 and 1 (i.e. 0 % to 100 %). A score of 0.42 means „the model estimates a 42 % chance of real-world exploitation within 30 days“.

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    0.2 %
    Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.
    EPSS percentile

    The EPSS percentile is the relative position of a vulnerability within all EPSS-scored CVEs, expressed as a value between 0 and 1. A percentile of 0.90 means „this CVE has a higher EPSS score than 90 % of all other scored CVEs“. Unlike the EPSS score, it is not a probability — but a positioning within a ranking.

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    5.4
    Low — this CVE sits in the lower 10% of all CVEs scored today.
    KEV status

    The KEV catalogue is a list maintained by the US authority CISA of vulnerabilities for which active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. It answers not the question „how severe?“ but „is it already being attacked?“ — thereby sharply prioritising patching.

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    Published
    CWE

    CWE is a catalogue of typical weakness types in software and hardware — such as flawed input validation, unsafe memory handling or poor authentication. Where a CVE names a concrete vulnerability in a concrete product, a CWE describes the underlying class of defect.

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    CWE-426

    Detection rules

    No NEOSEC detection rule is available for this vulnerability yet.

    Classification under NIS2 and CRA

    Rule-based classification from exploitation status and severity. It does not replace a case-by-case assessment.

    NIS2

    NIS2 is EU Directive (EU) 2022/2555 to raise the level of cybersecurity across the Union. It substantially broadens obligations compared with the first NIS directive: more sectors, mandatory risk management, staged reporting duties and personal accountability of senior management.

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    High technical severity: assess and remediate the vulnerability in vulnerability handling under Art. 21(2)(e) NIS2 and document the decision.
    CRA

    The CRA is EU Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 setting horizontal cybersecurity requirements for „products with digital elements“ — from industrial controllers and software to connected consumer devices. For the first time manufacturers must ensure security across the entire product lifecycle, handle vulnerabilities and provide security updates.

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    From 11.12.2027, Annex I Part II CRA requires manufacturers of affected products with digital elements to handle vulnerabilities without delay and provide security updates.
    ISO/IEC 27001

    ISO/IEC 27001 is the internationally leading standard for an information security management system (ISMS). It describes a risk-based, process-oriented framework to systematically plan, implement, review and improve information security.

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    Control A.8.8, management of technical vulnerabilities: assess relevance to your systems, plan remediation and keep evidence.

    Description

    A vulnerability has been identified in COMOS V10.4.5 (All versions < V10.4.5.0.2), COMOS V10.6 (All versions < V10.6.1), Designcenter NX (All versions < V2512.7000), Simcenter 3D (All versions < V2512.7000), Simcenter Femap V2506 (All versions < V2506.0003), Simcenter Femap V2512 (All versions < V2512.0002), Simcenter Nastran (All versions < V2606), Simcenter STAR-CCM+ (All versions < V2606), Solid Edge SE2025 (All versions < V225.0 Update 13), Solid Edge SE2026 (All versions < V226.0 Update 04), Teamcenter Visualization V2412 (All versions < V2412.0012), Teamcenter Visualization V2506 (All versions < V2506.0009), Teamcenter Visualization V2512 (All versions < V2512.2605), Tecnomatix Plant Simulation V2404 (All versions < V2404.0022), Tecnomatix Plant Simulation V2504 (All versions < V2504.0010), Tecnomatix Process Simulate (All versions < V2606). Untrusted search path in IAM Client SDK may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

    Source: NVD (NIST), siemens_advisory, cvelistv5

    Affected products

    The following versions are affected. Older releases of the same product line are also vulnerable unless stated otherwise.

    Affected products
    Affected versionsFixed in
    SiemensCOMOS V10.4.5
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    SiemensCOMOS V10.6
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    SiemensDesigncenter NX
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    SiemensSimcenter 3D
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    SiemensSimcenter Femap V2506
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    SiemensSimcenter Femap V2512
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    SiemensSimcenter Nastran
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    SiemensSimcenter STAR-CCM+
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    SiemensSolid Edge SE2025
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    SiemensSolid Edge SE2026
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    SiemensTeamcenter Visualization V2412
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    SiemensTeamcenter Visualization V2506
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    SiemensTeamcenter Visualization V2512
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    SiemensTecnomatix Plant Simulation V2404
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    SiemensTecnomatix Plant Simulation V2504
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    SiemensTecnomatix Process Simulate
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    Vendors and products

    Weakness classes (CWE)

    • CWE-426Untrusted Search Path

      Base

      The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control.

      Entry at MITRE CWE-426

    References & sources

    Reanalysis & status changes

    Chronological NVD audit events for this CVE — reanalyses, CVSS updates, CPE diffs.

    1. CVE Translatednvd@nist.gov

      • Translation: before Title: Múltiples productos de Siemens (COMOS V10.4.5, COMOS V10.6 y otros), Description: Se ha identificado una vulnerabilidad en COMOS V10.4.5 (Todas las versiones < V10.4.5.0.2), COMOS V10.6 (Todas las versiones < V10.6.1), Designcenter NX (Todas las versiones < V2512.7000), Simcenter 3D (Todas las versiones < V2512.7000), Simcenter Femap V2506 (Todas las versiones < V2506.0003), Simcenter Femap V2512 (Todas las versiones < V2512.0002), Simcenter Nastran (Todas las versiones < V2606), Simcenter STAR-CCM+ (Todas las versiones < V2606), Solid Edge SE2025 (Todas las versiones < V225.0 Update 13), Solid Edge SE2026 (Todas las versiones < V226.0 Update 04), Teamcenter Visualization V2412 (Todas las versiones < V2412.0012), Teamcenter Visualization V2506 (Todas las versiones < V2506.0009), Teamcenter Visualization V2512 (Todas las versiones < V2512.2605), Tecnomatix Plant Simulation V2404 (Todas las versiones < V2404.0022), Tecnomatix Plant Simulation V2504 (Todas las versiones < V2504.0010), Tecnomatix Process Simulate (Todas las versiones < V2606). Una ruta de búsqueda no confiable en el SDK del cliente IAM podría permitir a un usuario autenticado habilitar potencialmente la escalada de privilegios a través de acceso local. after Title: Múltiples productos de Siemens (COMOS V10.4.5, COMOS V10.6 y otros), Description: Se ha identificado una vulnerabilidad en COMOS V10.4.5 (Todas las versiones menor que la versión V10.4.5.0.2), COMOS V10.6 (Todas las versiones menor que la versión V10.6.1), Designcenter NX (Todas las versiones menor que la versión V2512.7000), Simcenter 3D (Todas las versiones menor que la versión V2512.7000), Simcenter Femap V2506 (Todas las versiones menor que la versión V2506.0003), Simcenter Femap V2512 (Todas las versiones menor que la versión V2512.0002), Simcenter Nastran (Todas las versiones menor que la versión V2606), Simcenter STAR-CCM+ (Todas las versiones menor que la versión V2606), Solid Edge SE2025 (Todas las versiones menor que la versión V225.0 Update 13), Solid Edge SE2026 (Todas las versiones menor que la versión V226.0 Update 04), Teamcenter Visualization V2412 (Todas las versiones menor que la versión V2412.0012), Teamcenter Visualization V2506 (Todas las versiones menor que la versión V2506.0009), Teamcenter Visualization V2512 (Todas las versiones menor que la versión V2512.2605), Tecnomatix Plant Simulation V2404 (Todas las versiones menor que la versión V2404.0022), Tecnomatix Plant Simulation V2504 (Todas las versiones menor que la versión V2504.0010), Tecnomatix Process Simulate (Todas las versiones menor que la versión V2606). Una ruta de búsqueda no confiable en el SDK del cliente IAM podría permitir a un usuario autenticado habilitar potencialmente la escalada de privilegios a través de acceso local.

    2. CVE Translatednvd@nist.gov

      • Translation: after Title: Múltiples productos de Siemens (COMOS V10.4.5, COMOS V10.6 y otros), Description: Se ha identificado una vulnerabilidad en COMOS V10.4.5 (Todas las versiones < V10.4.5.0.2), COMOS V10.6 (Todas las versiones < V10.6.1), Designcenter NX (Todas las versiones < V2512.7000), Simcenter 3D (Todas las versiones < V2512.7000), Simcenter Femap V2506 (Todas las versiones < V2506.0003), Simcenter Femap V2512 (Todas las versiones < V2512.0002), Simcenter Nastran (Todas las versiones < V2606), Simcenter STAR-CCM+ (Todas las versiones < V2606), Solid Edge SE2025 (Todas las versiones < V225.0 Update 13), Solid Edge SE2026 (Todas las versiones < V226.0 Update 04), Teamcenter Visualization V2412 (Todas las versiones < V2412.0012), Teamcenter Visualization V2506 (Todas las versiones < V2506.0009), Teamcenter Visualization V2512 (Todas las versiones < V2512.2605), Tecnomatix Plant Simulation V2404 (Todas las versiones < V2404.0022), Tecnomatix Plant Simulation V2504 (Todas las versiones < V2504.0010), Tecnomatix Process Simulate (Todas las versiones < V2606). Una ruta de búsqueda no confiable en el SDK del cliente IAM podría permitir a un usuario autenticado habilitar potencialmente la escalada de privilegios a través de acceso local.
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