# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Nov 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xcm6-w86x-xg6r

## 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 (Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-10053?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-40746/): Command injection in SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2020-10050](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10050/): A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager (All versions < V2.10.2). (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2020-10051](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10051/): Command injection in SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2020-10049](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10049/): Command injection in SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2025-30034](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-30034/): Denial of service in SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-10053 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10053 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10053/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10053/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-10053
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10053
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-10053

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10053/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.