CVE-2022-43514Network attack vector

Unauthenticated file operations via unchecked root paths

Published Jan 10, 2023 · Updated Apr 9, 2025

Path traversal in Siemens Automation License Manager and TeleControl Server Basic allows remote attackers to access files outside the root. The folder-operation component accepts a caller-controlled root path without verifying that the resolved target remains inside the intended directory, enabling file operations outside that tree. Access requires unauthenticated network reachability; ALM V6.0 SP2 and later disable remote functionality by default, and code execution requires chaining with CVE-2022-43513.

CVSS severity7.7
High
EPSS probability1.54%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Siemens Automation License Manager and TeleControl Server Basic allows remote attackers to access files outside the root. The folder-operation component accepts a caller-controlled root path without verifying that the resolved target remains inside the intended directory, enabling file operations outside that tree. Access requires unauthenticated network reachability; ALM V6.0 SP2 and later disable remote functionality by default, and code execution requires chaining with CVE-2022-43513.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-43514
Published
Jan 10, 2023
Updated
Apr 9, 2025
Vendor
Siemens
Product
Automation License Manager
Classifications
CWE-22, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 10, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 9, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <*
  2. Affected versionversion=All versions < V6.0 SP9 Upd4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Siemens · Automation License Managerversion=0 <*; version=All versions < V6.0 SP9 Upd4
Siemens · TeleControl Server Basicversion=0 <V3.1.2

Published CVSS scores

9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.7Siemens AGCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

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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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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