CVE-2025-40751
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Publication date: 2025-08-12

Last updated on: 2025-08-20

Assigner: Siemens AG

Description
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager (All versions < V3.3). Affected SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager Report Clients do not properly protect credentials that are used to authenticate to the server. This could allow an authenticated local attacker to extract the credentials and use them to escalate their access rights from the Manager to the Systemadministrator role.
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Published
2025-08-12
Last Modified
2025-08-20
Generated
2026-05-06
AI Q&A
2025-08-12
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
NVD
CVE-2025-40751
EUVD
EUVD-2025-24243
Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 1 associated CPE
Vendor Product Version / Range
siemens simatic_rtls_locating_manager to 3.3 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-522 The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability exists in SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager versions prior to V3.3. The Report Clients do not properly protect the credentials used to authenticate to the server. As a result, an authenticated local attacker can extract these credentials and escalate their access rights from the Manager role to the Systemadministrator role.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

The vulnerability allows an authenticated local attacker to obtain credentials that enable them to escalate their privileges to the Systemadministrator role. This can lead to unauthorized access and control over the system, potentially compromising system integrity, confidentiality, and availability.


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