CVE-2025-27459

low-risk
Published 2025-07-03

The VNC application stores its passwords encrypted within the registry but uses DES for encryption. As DES is broken, the original passwords can be recovered.

Do I need to act?

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0.06% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
4
CVSS 4.4/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Meac300-Fnade4 Firmware

Affected Vendors

Endress

References (7)

Vendor Advisory https://sick.com/psirt
Vendor Advisory https://sick.com/psirt
US Government Resource https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices
Product https://www.endress.com
Not Applicable https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1
Third Party Advisory https://www.sick.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2025/sca-2025-0008.json
Third Party Advisory https://www.sick.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2025/sca-2025-0008.pdf
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low-risk
Severity 15/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal