CVE-2024-33499Network attack vector

Administrator escalation via incorrect user-management permissions

Published May 14, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Privilege escalation in Siemens SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager before 3.0.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to gain Systemadministrator access. The user management component assigns permissions incorrectly, allowing an Administrators-group account to acquire the higher Systemadministrator role. Exploitation requires existing privileged application access and grants the control available to Systemadministrator accounts.

CVSS severity9.1
Critical
EPSS probability0.46%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in Siemens SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager before 3.0.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to gain Systemadministrator access. The user management component assigns permissions incorrectly, allowing an Administrators-group account to acquire the higher Systemadministrator role. Exploitation requires existing privileged application access and grants the control available to Systemadministrator accounts.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-33499
Published
May 14, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Siemens
Product
SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager
Classifications
CWE-732, T1068
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 14, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <3.0.1.1
  2. Affected versionversion=0 <V3.0.1.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Siemens · SIMATIC RTLS Locating Managerversion=0 <3.0.1.1; version=0 <V3.0.1.1

Published CVSS scores

9.1Siemens AGCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.4Siemens AGCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

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
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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