CVE-2025-40566
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CVE-2025-40566 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS neo V4.1 (All versions < V4.1 Update 3), SIMATIC PCS neo V5.0 (All versions < V5.0 Update 1). Affected products do not correctly invalidate user sessions upon user logout. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS neo V4.1 (All versions < V4.1 Update 3), SIMATIC PCS neo V5.0 (All versions < V5.0 Update 1). Affected products do not correctly invalidate user sessions upon user logout. This could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker, who has obtained the session token by other means, to re-use a legitimate user's session even after logout.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siemens | Simatic Pcs Neo | < 4.1 | — |
| Siemens | Simatic Pcs Neo | < 5.0 | — |
| Siemens | Simatic Pcs Neo | 4.1 | Update 1 |
| Siemens | Simatic Pcs Neo | 5.0 | — |
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