CVE-2024-41980

Sensitive data exposure via unencrypted LDAP traffic

Published Aug 12, 2025 · Updated Aug 12, 2025

Missing encryption in Siemens Opcenter Quality modules 13.2 through versions before 2506 allows remote authenticated users to read LDAP traffic. The LDAP interface leaves its SSL flag disabled by default, so directory communications are transmitted without transport encryption. Exploitation requires a highly privileged account and adjacent-network access, and it permits sensitive data to be read or modified in transit.

CVSS severity2.0
Low
EPSS probability0.12%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing encryption in Siemens Opcenter Quality modules 13.2 through versions before 2506 allows remote authenticated users to read LDAP traffic. The LDAP interface leaves its SSL flag disabled by default, so directory communications are transmitted without transport encryption. Exploitation requires a highly privileged account and adjacent-network access, and it permits sensitive data to be read or modified in transit.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-41980
Published
Aug 12, 2025
Updated
Aug 12, 2025
Vendor
Siemens
Product
SmartClient modules Opcenter QL Home (SC)
Classifications
CWE-311, T1040
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 12, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=V13.2 <V2506

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Siemens · SmartClient modules Opcenter QL Home (SC)version=V13.2 <V2506
Siemens · SOA Cockpitversion=V13.2 <V2506
Siemens · SOA Auditversion=V13.2 <V2506

Published CVSS scores

2.0Siemens AGCVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
3.1Siemens AGCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
5.7NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-311Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data
T1040Network Sniffing

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