CVE-2025-40744VulnerabilityPublished 11 Nov 2025

CVE-2025-40744: Siemens Solid Edge SE2025 · Improper Certificate Validation

Affects Siemens Solid Edge SE2025Source CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

7.5High

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 13% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: High: There is total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all resources within the impacted component being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 11 Nov 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 2026-10-25.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Siemens Solid Edge SE2025	Affected =0	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-40744, European organizations should prioritize updating Siemens Solid Edge SE2025 to version V225.0 Update 11 or later, where the certificate validation flaw is addressed. Until the patch is applied, organizations should implement network-level controls such as restricting access to the License Service endpoint to trusted hosts and networks only, using VPNs or secure tunnels to protect license communications. Monitoring network traffic for anomalies or unexpected certificate exchanges related to the license service can help detect potential MitM attempts. Employing endpoint security solutions that can detect unusual process behaviors or network connections from Solid Edge may provide additional protection. Organizations should also review and enforce strict certificate management policies, ensuring that only valid and trusted certificates are used in their environment. Engaging with Siemens support for any interim mitigation advice and staying alert for official patches or advisories is critical. Finally, segmenting the network to isolate engineering workstations and license servers can reduce the attack surface.

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Solid Edge SE2025 (All versions < V225.0 Update 11). Affected applications do not properly validate client certificates to connect to License Service endpoint. This could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to perform man in the middle attacks.

Impact

For European organizations, the impact of CVE-2025-40744 can be substantial, especially for those in manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, and industrial design sectors where Siemens Solid Edge is commonly used. A successful MitM attack could lead to unauthorized interception of license validation communications, potentially allowing attackers to bypass license restrictions or cause license service disruptions. This could result in operational downtime, loss of productivity, and financial losses due to interrupted design workflows. Confidentiality breaches could expose sensitive licensing and usage data, which might be leveraged for further attacks or intellectual property theft. Additionally, if attackers manipulate license validation, organizations could face compliance issues or legal risks related to software licensing agreements. The vulnerability's network-based exploitation and lack of required privileges make it accessible to a wide range of attackers, increasing the risk profile. Given the critical role of CAD software in European industrial competitiveness, this vulnerability could have cascading effects on supply chains and innovation processes.

CWE-295Improper Certificate Validation (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessOWASP Top 10 A07:2025: Authentication Failures (opens in a new tab)
The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.
Architecture and Design · Implementation
Certificates should be carefully managed and checked to assure that data are encrypted with the intended owner's public key.
Implementation
If certificate pinning is being used, ensure that all relevant properties of the certificate are fully validated before the certificate is pinned, including the hostname.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Transport Layer Protection (opens in a new tab)
TLS Cipher String (opens in a new tab)
OWASP Authentication (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V9.2.1 (opens in a new tab)
V1.9.2 (opens in a new tab)
V2.8.5 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Creating a Rogue Certification Authority Certificate (opens in a new tab)
Signature Spoofing by Improper Validation (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-522291.html (opens in a new tab)

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Affected software

Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 18 Nov 2025, 22:37 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-295

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