CVE-2025-27460: meac300-fnade4 Weak Crypto — Fix

Description

The hard drives of the device are not encrypted using a full volume encryption feature such as BitLocker. This allows an attacker with physical access to the device to use an alternative operating system to interact with the hard drives, completely circumventing the Windows login. The attacker can read from and write to all files on the hard drives.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

7.6

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-312 CWE-312

CWE-326 CWE-326

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
endress	meac300-fnade4_firmware	All
endress	meac300-fnade4	All

References

Advisories & Patches

https://sick.com/psirt https://sick.com/psirt https://www.sick.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2025/sca-2025-0008.json https://www.sick.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2025/sca-2025-0008.pdf

Other References

https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices https://www.endress.com https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-27460? +

The hard drives of the device are not encrypted using a full volume encryption feature such as BitLocker. This allows an attacker with physical access to the device to use an alternative operating system to interact with the hard drives, completely circumventing the Windows login. The attacker can read from and write to all files on the hard drives. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.6 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2025-27460? +

CVE-2025-27460 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.6 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-27460? +

CVE-2025-27460 affects products from endress, specifically: meac300-fnade4, meac300-fnade4_firmware. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-27460? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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