5.3

CVE-2025-41728: beckhoff automation beckhoff.device.manager.xar Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumDeferred
Published 27-01-2026Last modified 27-01-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-41728 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in beckhoff automation beckhoff.device.manager.xar. EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.35%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 27-01-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 27-01-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A low privileged remote attacker may be able to disclose confidential information from the memory of a privileged process by sending specially crafted calls to the Device Manager web service that cause an out-of-bounds read operation under certain circumstances due to ASLR and thereby potentially copy confidential information into a response.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.35%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

27%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.02 pp

From 0.33% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
0.35%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Beckhoff automation3 products

1 vendor · 3 products

References

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