CVE-2025-13901

CWE-404 Improper Resource Shutdown or Release vulnerability exists that could cause partial Denial of Service on Machine Expert protocol when an unauthenticated attacker sends malicious payload to occupy active communication channels.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2026-069-01&p_enDocType=Security+and+Safety+Notice&p_File_Name=SEVD-2026-069-01.pdf	Vendor Advisory Mitigation Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:schneider-electric:modicon_m241_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:schneider-electric:modicon_m241:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:schneider-electric:modicon_m251_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:schneider-electric:modicon_m251:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:schneider-electric:modicon_m262_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:schneider-electric:modicon_m262:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-03-10 18:17

Updated : 2026-06-23 14:38

NVD link : CVE-2025-13901

Mitre link : CVE-2025-13901

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-13901

JSON object : View

Products Affected

schneider-electric

modicon_m262
modicon_m262_firmware
modicon_m251_firmware
modicon_m251
modicon_m241
modicon_m241_firmware

CWE

CWE-404

Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

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