CVE-2025-40746
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA 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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceSIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager versions prior to V3.2 contain a vulnerability in backup script input validation. An authenticated remote attacker with high privileges can exploit this to execute arbitrary code with NT Authority/SYSTEM privileges, achieving full privileged code execution on the affected Windows system.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 3.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager installationCheck Windows program files or installed programs list for Siemens Simatic RTLS Locating Manager and note the installed version numberAffected if The software is present with a version lower than V3.2
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Confirm version against affected rangeCompare your installed version to the known affected versions: any version prior to V3.2 is affectedAffected if Installed version is less than V3.2 (for example, V3.1, V3.0, V2.x)
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Identify backup script accessibilityDetermine if the backup script functionality is accessible to authenticated users with high privileges in your environmentAffected if Backup script functionality is available and executable by authenticated high-privilege users
Your environment is affected if Siemens Simatic RTLS Locating Manager is installed with any version prior to V3.2 and the backup script feature is accessible to authenticated privileged users.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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dbcve · scoped3.2
Upgrade SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager to version V3.2 or later to remediate the improper input validation vulnerability in the backup script functionality.
V3.2
- 1. Identify the current version of SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager installed in your environment.
- 2. Navigate to the Siemens Industry Online Support portal or cert-portal.siemens.com to obtain the V3.2 update package.
- 3. Review the Siemens advisory for any prerequisites or installation instructions specific to the V3.2 release.
- 4. Apply the V3.2 update to all affected instances of SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager.
- 5. Verify the installation was successful by confirming the updated version number.
- 6. Test critical functionality to ensure the update does not negatively impact system operations.
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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