CVE-2025-40570

low-risk
Published 2025-08-12

A vulnerability has been identified in SIPROTEC 5 6MD84 (CP300) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 6MD85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 6MD86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 6MD89 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 6MU85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7KE85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SA82 (CP150) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SA86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SA87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SD82 (CP150) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SD86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SD87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ81 (CP150) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ82 (CP150) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SK82 (CP150) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SK85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SL82 (CP150) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SL86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SL87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SS85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7ST85 (CP300) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7ST86 (CP300) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SX82 (CP150) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SX85 (CP300) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7SY82 (CP150) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7UM85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7UT82 (CP150) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7UT85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7UT86 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7UT87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7VE85 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7VK87 (CP300) (All versions >= V7.80 < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 7VU85 (CP300) (All versions < V10.0), SIPROTEC 5 Compact 7SX800 (CP050) (All versions < V10.0). Affected devices do not properly limit the bandwidth for incoming network packets over their local USB port. This could allow an attacker with physical access to send specially crafted packets with high bandwidth to the affected devices thus forcing them to exhaust their memory and stop responding to any network traffic via the local USB port. Affected devices reset themselves automatically after a successful attack. The protection function is not affected of this vulnerability.

Do I need to act?

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0.01% 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
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CVSS 2.4/10 Low
PHYSICAL / LOW complexity
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low-risk
Severity 10/34 · Low
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal