CVE-2024-41938Network attack vector

Authenticated certificate deletion via import path traversal

Published Aug 13, 2024 · Updated Aug 13, 2024

Path traversal in Siemens SINEC NMS before 3.0 allows remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary certificate files over the network. The importCertificate function fails to constrain a certificate path to its intended directory before performing the file-deletion operation. Exploitation requires high-privilege application access; it affects certificate-file integrity and service availability without reported data disclosure.

CVSS severity5.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.26%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Siemens SINEC NMS before 3.0 allows remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary certificate files over the network. The importCertificate function fails to constrain a certificate path to its intended directory before performing the file-deletion operation. Exploitation requires high-privilege application access; it affects certificate-file integrity and service availability without reported data disclosure.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-41938
Published
Aug 13, 2024
Updated
Aug 13, 2024
Vendor
Siemens
Product
SINEC NMS
Classifications
CWE-22, T1070.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 13, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 13, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <V3.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Siemens · SINEC NMSversion=0 <V3.0

Published CVSS scores

5.5Siemens AGCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
5.1Siemens AGCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L
3.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/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
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1070.004File Deletion

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