Siemens SIMATIC and SCALANCE Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor (CVE-2025-0167)

low Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 504311

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

When asked to use a .netrc file for credentials and to follow HTTP redirects, curl could leak the password used for the first host to the followed-to host under certain circumstances. This flaw only manifests itself if the netrc file has a default entry that omits both login and password. A rare circumstance.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

See Also

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html

https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109478459/

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-043-06

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-089022.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 504311

File Name: tenable_ot_siemens_CVE-2025-0167.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 11/13/2025

Updated: 3/5/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.4

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc-400_series_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc-300_series_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr-300_series_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr-500wg_series_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_cpu_firmware:3.1.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr-500_series_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siplus_s7-1500_cpu_firmware:3.1.5

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Siemens

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/12/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/12/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-0167

CWE: 200

ICSA: 26-043-06