CVE-2020-10053

Database credential disclosure via cleartext configuration storage

Published Nov 9, 2021 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Cleartext storage in Siemens SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager before 2.12 allows local users to read database credentials from configuration files. The application writes database authentication secrets into configuration files without protecting their confidentiality. A low-privileged local user who can access those files can recover the credentials and use them in further attacks.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.15%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cleartext storage in Siemens SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager before 2.12 allows local users to read database credentials from configuration files. The application writes database authentication secrets into configuration files without protecting their confidentiality. A low-privileged local user who can access those files can recover the credentials and use them in further attacks.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-10053
Published
Nov 9, 2021
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Siemens
Product
SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager
Classifications
CWE-312, T1552.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 9, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=All versions < V2.12

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Siemens · SIMATIC RTLS Locating Managerversion=All versions < V2.12

Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.1NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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