SSA-627195

Siemens Security Advisory by Siemens ProductCERT

SSA-627195: Zip Path Traversal Vulnerability in Mendix Studio Pro's Module Installation Process

Publication Date:	2025-06-12
Last Update:	2025-06-12
Current Version:	V1.0
CVSS v3.1 Base Score:	6.1
CVSS v4.0 Base Score:	4.6

SUMMARY

Mendix Studio Pro contains a vulnerability in the module installation process, that could allow an attacker to write or modify arbitrary files in directories outside a developer’s project directory.

Siemens has released new versions for several affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions. Siemens is preparing further fix versions and recommends specific countermeasures for products where fixes are not, or not yet available.

KNOWN AFFECTED PRODUCTS

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Affected Product and Versions	Remediation
Mendix Studio Pro 8 All versions < V8.18.35 affected by CVE-2025-40592	Update to V8.18.35 or later version https://docs.mendix.com/releasenotes/studio-pro/8/ See further recommendations from section Workarounds and Mitigations
Mendix Studio Pro 9 All versions < V9.24.35 affected by CVE-2025-40592	Update to V9.24.35 or later version https://docs.mendix.com/releasenotes/studio-pro/9/ See further recommendations from section Workarounds and Mitigations
Mendix Studio Pro 10 All versions < V10.23.0 affected by CVE-2025-40592	Update to V10.23.0 or later version https://docs.mendix.com/releasenotes/studio-pro/10/ See further recommendations from section Workarounds and Mitigations
Mendix Studio Pro 10.6 All versions < V10.6.24 affected by CVE-2025-40592	Update to V10.6.24 or later version https://docs.mendix.com/releasenotes/studio-pro/10.6/ See further recommendations from section Workarounds and Mitigations
Mendix Studio Pro 10.12 All versions < V10.12.17 affected by CVE-2025-40592	Update to V10.12.17 or later version https://docs.mendix.com/releasenotes/studio-pro/10.12/ See further recommendations from section Workarounds and Mitigations
Mendix Studio Pro 10.18 All versions < V10.18.7 affected by CVE-2025-40592	Update to V10.18.7 or later version https://docs.mendix.com/releasenotes/studio-pro/10.18/ See further recommendations from section Workarounds and Mitigations
Mendix Studio Pro 11 All versions affected by CVE-2025-40592	Currently no fix is available See recommendations from section Workarounds and Mitigations

WORKAROUNDS AND MITIGATIONS

Siemens has identified the following specific workarounds and mitigations that customers can apply to reduce the risk:

CVE-2025-40592: Do not install untrusted/unverified modules in your Studio Pro projects

Please follow the General Security Recommendations.

GENERAL SECURITY RECOMMENDATIONS

As a general security measure, Siemens strongly recommends to protect network access to devices with appropriate mechanisms. In order to operate the devices in a protected IT environment, Siemens recommends to configure the environment according to Siemens' operational guidelines for Industrial Security (Download: https://www.siemens.com/cert/operational-guidelines-industrial-security), and to follow the recommendations in the product manuals.

Additional information on Industrial Security by Siemens can be found at: https://www.siemens.com/industrialsecurity

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Mendix Studio Pro is a low-code IDE for professional developers. It is a powerful visual model-driven development environment to build apps on the Mendix Platform.

VULNERABILITY DESCRIPTION

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This chapter describes all vulnerabilities (CVE-IDs) addressed in this security advisory. Wherever applicable, it also documents the product-specific impact of the individual vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability CVE-2025-40592

A zip path traversal vulnerability exists in the module installation process of Studio Pro. By crafting a malicious module and distributing it via (for example) the Mendix Marketplace, an attacker could write or modify arbitrary files in directories outside a developer’s project directory upon module installation.

CVSS v3.1 Base Score	6.1
CVSS v3.1 Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0 Base Score	4.6
CVSS v4.0 Vector	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N
CWE	CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

CVE-2025-40592 was fixed in the latest software versions of Mendix Studio Pro. However, if you've installed modules before updating to those fix versions, please check your installed modules. Review the list carefully. If you notice any suspicious module, there might've been malicious activity on your system.

For further inquiries on security vulnerabilities in Siemens products and solutions, please contact the Siemens ProductCERT: https://www.siemens.com/cert/advisories

HISTORY DATA

V1.0 (2025-06-12):

Publication Date

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