CVE-2025-40738

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-26572).

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-078892.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_nms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Aug 2025, 15:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_nms::::::::
First Time		Siemens Siemens sinec Nms
References	~~() https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-078892.html -~~	() https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-078892.html - Vendor Advisory

08 Jul 2025, 16:18

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Se ha identificado una vulnerabilidad en SINEC NMS (todas las versiones anteriores a la V4.0). La aplicación afectada no valida correctamente las rutas de los archivos al extraer los archivos ZIP subidos. Esto podría permitir que un atacante escriba archivos arbitrarios en ubicaciones restringidas y, potencialmente, ejecute código con privilegios elevados (ZDI-CAN-26572).

08 Jul 2025, 11:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-07-08 11:15

Updated : 2025-08-21 15:10

NVD link : CVE-2025-40738

Mitre link : CVE-2025-40738

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-40738

JSON object : View

Products Affected

siemens

sinec_nms

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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