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CVE-2025-3905: Schneider Electric Modicon Controllers M241/M251 · XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting'

Affects Schneider Electric Modicon Controllers M241/M251Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.1 Medium : upgrade to 5.3.12.51 when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
5.1Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 22% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 5.3.12.51
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 10 Jun 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Schneider Electric Modicon Controllers M241/M251 to 5.3.12.51.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Schneider Electric Modicon Controllers M241/M251Affected
  • <5.3.12.51
Fixed in
  • 5.3.12.51

AI-suggested

  1. Immediate upgrade to Schneider Electric Modicon Controllers M241/M251 firmware version 5.3.12.51 or later, where the vulnerability is patched.
  2. Restrict access to the web interface of the controllers to trusted networks only, using network segmentation and firewall rules to limit exposure.
  3. Implement strong authentication mechanisms and monitor for unusual login attempts to detect potential malicious authenticated users.
  4. Employ web application firewalls (WAF) or intrusion detection systems (IDS) tailored for ICS environments to detect and block XSS payloads targeting the controllers.
  5. Conduct regular security audits and penetration tests focusing on the web interfaces of ICS devices to identify and remediate input validation issues.
  6. Educate operational staff about the risks of interacting with suspicious links or web pages related to ICS devices to reduce the risk of user interaction exploitation. 7.

Description

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability exists impacting PLC system variables that could cause an unvalidated data injected by authenticated malicious user leading to modify or read data in a victim’s browser.

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