# CVE-2023-38641: Privilege escalation in SICAM TOOLBOX II

> A local attacker can execute operating system commands with elevated privileges due to the database service running as SYSTEM.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **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:** 8 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 27 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4xvg-w7mc-26r3

## What is CVE-2023-38641?

CVE-2023-38641 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens SICAM TOOLBOX II, published on 8 Aug 2023. 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 SICAM TOOLBOX II (All versions < V07.10). The affected application's database service is executed as `NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM`.
This could allow a local attacker to execute operating system commands with elevated privileges.

Weakness: CWE-250 (Execution with Unnecessary Privileges)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38641?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Siemens Sicam Toolbox Ii.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-38641?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38641 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-38641 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38641 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Siemens SICAM TOOLBOX II

- [CVE-2022-39062](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39062/): Privilege escalation in SICAM TOOLBOX II (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2024-31853](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31853/): Security feature bypass in SICAM TOOLBOX II (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2024-31854](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31854/): A vulnerability has been identified in SICAM TOOLBOX II (All versions < V07.11). (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2021-45106](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45106/): Hardcoded credentials in SICAM TOOLBOX II (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-38641 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-38641 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens SICAM TOOLBOX II, published on 8 Aug 2023. 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-2023-38641 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens SICAM TOOLBOX II. 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-2023-38641/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38641/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38641
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38641
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38641

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38641/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.