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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-27459 is rated Low Risk (23.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-03-19 | 0.01% | 0.06% | +0.05% |
| 2 | 2025-07-03 | — | 0.01% | — |
Full EPSS history (2 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.4 | 3.1 | MEDIUM |
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0.8 | 3.6 | [email protected] |
| 7.5 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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3.9 | 3.6 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| endress | meac300-fnade4_firmware | — | cpe:2.3:o:endress:meac300-fnade4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://sick.com/psirt | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices | US Government Resource |
| https://www.endress.com | Product |
| https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1 | Not Applicable |
| https://www.sick.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2025/sca-2025-0008.json | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.sick.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2025/sca-2025-0008.pdf | Third Party Advisory |