CVE-2025-40801CWE-295

CVE-2025-40801

High · published December 9, 2025

CVSS v3.1
8.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
17.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🚨 Missing server certificate validation could let attackers pose as your authorization server! This gap exists in several widely used applications, putting you at risk of a man-in-the-middle attack. 🔥 Think of this vulnerability like a hotel receptionist who forgets to verify the identity of guests before handing over room keys. Anyone could walk in pretending to be someone they’re not, gaining access to all the secured areas. 🏨 If exploited, an attacker could intercept sensitive data transmitted between your application and the authorization server, leading to unauthorized access and potential data breaches. This could be absolutely devastating for both your operations and your users' trust! 😱

Put simply

Think of this vulnerability like a hotel receptionist who forgets to verify the identity of guests before handing over room keys. Anyone could walk in pretending to be someone they’re not, gaining access to all the secured areas. 🏨 The vulnerability arises from the SALT SDK not validating server certificates during TLS connections, making it susceptible to interception by an attacker who can masquerade as a trusted entity.

What to do

If exploited, an attacker could intercept sensitive data transmitted between your application and the authorization server, leading to unauthorized access and potential data breaches. This could be absolutely devastating for both your operations and your users' trust! 😱 Patch your systems to versions V10.6.1 or higher for COMOS, and ensure NX, Simcenter, and Tecnomatix products are updated to the specified versions. Review your configurations to enforce server certificate validation to prevent unauthorized access. 🛡️ You’ve got this! With a quick update, you can lock this down and keep your data safe. Let's do it! 💪✨

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00263 · 17.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-295 · Improper Certificate Validation
Published
2025-12-09T21:17Z
References (2)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 DEC 10:44Z
    A vulnerability has been identified in COMOS V10.6 (All versions < V10.6.1), COMOS V10.6 (All versions < V10.6.1), JT Bi-Directional Translator for STEP (All…
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