CVE-2025-40737
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Publication date: 2025-07-08
Last updated on: 2025-08-21
Assigner: Siemens AG
Description
Description
A vulnerability has been identified in SINEC NMS (All versions < V4.0). The affected application does not properly validate file paths when extracting uploaded ZIP files. This could allow an attacker to write arbitrary files to restricted locations and potentially execute code with elevated privileges (ZDI-CAN-26571).
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| siemens | sinec_nms | to 4.0 (exc) |
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Exploitability
CWE
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| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-22 | The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability exists in SINEC NMS versions prior to 4.0, where the application does not properly validate file paths when extracting uploaded ZIP files. This flaw allows an attacker to write arbitrary files to restricted locations on the system and potentially execute code with elevated privileges.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
An attacker exploiting this vulnerability could write files to restricted areas and execute code with elevated privileges, which may lead to unauthorized control over the affected system, data compromise, or disruption of services.
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