CVE-2020-10053 Information disclosure in SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager
A local attacker can read sensitive database credentials from configuration files in SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager to launch further attacks.
- 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-2020-10053?
CVE-2020-10053 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager, published on 9 Nov 2021. 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 < V2.12). The affected application writes sensitive data, such as database credentials in configuration files. A local attacker with access to the configuration files could use this information to launch further attacks.
Weakness: CWE-312
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-10053?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Siemens Simatic Rtls Locating Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2020-10053?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-10053 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-10053 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10053 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Siemens SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager
- CVE-2025-40746 Command injection in SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager
- CVE-2020-10050 A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager (All versions < V2.10.2).
- CVE-2020-10051 Command injection in SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager
- CVE-2020-10049 Command injection in SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager
- CVE-2025-30034 Denial of service in SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xcm6-w86x-xg6r.