CVE-2020-10051 Command injection in SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager

Q: Is CVE-2020-10051 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10051 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2020-10051?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-10051 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

High 7.8 Published 9 Sep 2020 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Local attackers can inject arbitrary commands executed with SYSTEM privileges due to unquoted service paths in SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-10051?

CVE-2020-10051 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Siemens AG SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager, published on 9 Sep 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager (All versions < V2.10.2). Multiple services of the affected application are executed with SYSTEM privileges while the call path is not quoted. This could allow a local attacker to inject arbitrary commands that are execeuted instead of the legitimate service.

Weakness: CWE-428

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-10051?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Siemens Simatic Rtls Locating Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2020-10051?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-10051 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2020-10051 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10051 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v53h-89xp-f8xj.