CVE-2025-40738
High
Description
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).
SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
ProductSiemens Sinec Nms
PublishedJul 8, 2025
First seenJul 8, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-22Path traversal
How to fix
Update
- siemens sinec_nms4.0 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| siemens sinec_nms | v < 4.0 | 4.0 |
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