Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2025-40946 is a high-severity Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key (CWE-321) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Unsecured Credentials (T1552); ranked at the 9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SC-12 (Cryptographic Key Establishment and Management) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-209779
Vulnerability Data
A vulnerability has been identified in blueplanet 100 NX3 M8 (All versions), blueplanet 100 TL3 GEN2 (All versions < V6.1.4.9), blueplanet 105 TL3 (All versions), blueplanet 105 TL3 GEN2 (All versions < V6.1.4.9), blueplanet 110 TL3 (All versions), blueplanet 125…
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NX3 M10 (All versions), blueplanet 125 TL3 (All versions), blueplanet 125 TL3 GEN2 (All versions < V6.1.4.9), blueplanet 137 TL3 (All versions), blueplanet 150 TL3 (All versions), blueplanet 150 TL3 GEN2 (All versions < V6.1.4.9), blueplanet 155 TL3 (All versions), blueplanet 155 TL3 GEN2 (All versions < V6.1.4.9), blueplanet 165 TL3 (All versions), blueplanet 165 TL3 GEN2 (All versions < V6.1.4.9), blueplanet 25.0 NX3-33.0 NX3 (All versions), blueplanet 3.0 NX3-20.0 NX3 (All versions), blueplanet 3.0 TL3-60.0 TL3 (All versions), blueplanet 3.0-5.0 NX1 (All versions), blueplanet 360 NX3 M6 (All versions), blueplanet 50.0 NX3-60.0 NX3 (All versions), blueplanet 87.0 TL3 (All versions), blueplanet 87.0 TL3 GEN2 (All versions < V6.1.4.9), blueplanet 92.0 TL3 (All versions), blueplanet 92.0 TL3 GEN2 (All versions < V6.1.4.9), blueplanet gridsave 110 TL3-S (All versions < V3.91), blueplanet gridsave 137 TL3-S (All versions < V3.91), blueplanet gridsave 92.0 TL3-S (All versions < V3.91), blueplanet hybrid 10.0 TL3 (All versions), blueplanet hybrid 6.0 NH3-12.0 NH3 (All versions). A CRC16-based algorithm for generating Technical Service credentials could allow an attacker to derive the credentials from the devices serial number and misuse them to gain unauthorized access.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Requiring cryptographic keys to be established and managed according to defined requirements prevents developers from embedding static unchangeable keys.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Data-at-rest protection policies require proper key management and therefore discourage hard-coded keys.
Data-in-transit protection similarly depends on non-hard-coded keys for encryption.
Configuration baselines and reviews can prohibit hard-coded keys in deployed artifacts.
Secure-SDLC activities such as code review and secret scanning directly prevent embedding static keys.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Key-management controls that govern generation, rotation and protection of keys make the use of embedded hard-coded cryptographic keys less likely and easier to detect.