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CVE-2025-39798 Siemens CVE debrief

CVE-2025-39798 is a medium-severity vulnerability tied in the advisory to Linux kernel NFS capability handling during automounting of a new filesystem. The source material says capabilities must be reset to minimal defaults when crossing into a new filesystem, then re-evaluated. CISA’s advisory maps the issue to Siemens SIMATIC CN 4100 versions earlier than 5.0, but the vendor/product linkage in the supplied data is low confidence and should be reviewed before broad assumptions are made.

Vendor
Siemens
Product
SIMATIC CN 4100
CVSS
MEDIUM 5.5
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2025-06-10
Original CVE updated
2026-05-14
Advisory published
2025-06-10
Advisory updated
2026-05-14

Who should care

Operators and maintainers responsible for Siemens SIMATIC CN 4100 deployments identified in the advisory, especially where the device or embedded platform automounts NFS filesystems. Linux kernel maintainers and OT administrators should also note the capability-handling change if similar filesystem behavior exists in their environment.

Technical summary

The advisory text describes a Linux kernel fix for NFS automount behavior: capabilities cannot be inherited across a filesystem boundary, so they must be reset to minimal defaults and probed again. The supplied CVSS vector is AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, indicating local attack conditions and a primary availability impact. No exploit details are provided in the source corpus.

Defensive priority

Medium — prioritize vendor remediation if the affected Siemens product is deployed and uses NFS automounting; otherwise monitor exposure and confirm whether the advisory applies to your platform.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Update Siemens SIMATIC CN 4100 to V5.0 or later, as listed in the vendor remediation.
  • Confirm whether the affected device or image actually uses NFS automounting and whether the advisory applies to your deployment.
  • Review filesystem and capability-related hardening on Linux-based OT systems that mount remote filesystems.
  • Track the official Siemens and CISA advisories for any clarification or revised product mapping.
  • Treat the vendor/product mapping as unconfirmed until validated against your asset inventory and the Siemens advisory.

Evidence notes

The supplied CISA CSAF advisory (ICSA-26-134-10) and its referenced Siemens ProductCERT advisory describe the issue as a Linux kernel NFS capability-setting fix and list Siemens SIMATIC CN 4100 versions earlier than 5.0 as affected. The source data also marks the vendor/product mapping confidence as low and needs review, so the product association should not be overstated. Published date used here is 2026-05-12 with modification on 2026-05-14, per the supplied timeline.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2025-39798 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-39798

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2025-39798 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-39798

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

  • Source item URL

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsa-26-134-10.json

    cisa_csaf

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/csaf/ssa-032379.json

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.html

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-134-10

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-alerts/ics-alert-10-301-01

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/recommended_practices/NCCIC_ICS-CERT_Defense_in_Depth_2016_S508C.pdf

    Reference

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.