VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2025-27459
The VNC application stores its passwords encrypted within the registry but uses DES for encryption.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.21%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.21%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.21% probability · 11th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-257
- Affected
- endress/meac300-fnade4 firmware
- Source
- psirt@sick.de
References
- https://sick.com/psirtVendor Advisory
- https://sick.com/psirtVendor Advisory
- https://sick.com/psirtVendor Advisory
- https://sick.com/psirtVendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practicesUS Government Resource
- https://www.endress.comProduct
- https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1Not Applicable
- https://www.sick.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2025/sca-2025-0008.jsonThird Party Advisory
- https://www.sick.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2025/sca-2025-0008.pdfThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.