Buffer overflow in Siemens Solid Edge

CVE-2025-40741

A vulnerability has been identified in Solid Edge SE2025 (All versions < V225.0 Update 5). The affected applications contain a stack based overflow vulnerability while parsing specially crafted CFG files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (3.4th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 3.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-40741: held from 0.001 to 0.001.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-40741?
CVE-2025-40741 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Solid Edge, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-07-08.
How severe is CVE-2025-40741?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.