9.4

CVE-2025-40746: siemens simatic_rtls_locating_manager Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 9.4v4.0CriticalAnalyzed
Published 12-08-2025Last modified 13-08-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-40746 is a critical (CVSS 9.4) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in siemens simatic_rtls_locating_manager. EPSS estimates a 0.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.4/10
010
Critical · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.67%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 12-08-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 13-08-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.67%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

51%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.02 pp

From 0.65% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.67%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Siemens1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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