CVE-2025-40746: A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager (All versions < V3.2). Affected products do not properly validate input for a backup…

PriorityP350high7.2CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRHUINSUCHIHAH

EPSS

0.63%

45.8th percentile

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager (All versions < V3.2). Affected products do not properly validate input for a backup script. This could allow an authenticated remote attacker with high privileges in the application to execute arbitrary code with 'NT Authority/SYSTEM' privileges.

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
siemens	simatic_rtls_locating_manager	< V3.2	V3.2
siemens	simatic_rtls_locating_manager	< 3.2	3.2

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

→The vulnerability targets improper input validation in a backup script within SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager. Monitor for unexpected process creation or command execution originating from the backup script component running as 'NT Authority/SYSTEM'. ↗
→Alert on any process spawned with 'NT Authority/SYSTEM' privileges that originates from the SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager application context, particularly from backup-related functionality. ↗
→Monitor network traffic for authenticated remote connections to SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager (all versions < V3.2) from unexpected or external sources, especially interactions with backup script endpoints. ↗

·Exploitation requires an authenticated attacker with high privileges in the application; unauthenticated or low-privilege access is insufficient to trigger the vulnerability. ↗
·All versions of SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager prior to V3.2 are affected. Detection and mitigation efforts should prioritize identifying unpatched instances. ↗
·No known public exploitation has been reported at the time of advisory publication, but the CVSS v4 score of 9.4 indicates critical severity warranting urgent attention. ↗

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.2HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv4.09.4CRITICALCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/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:X

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