CVE-2024-41940 Command injection in SINEC NMS
An authenticated attacker can execute OS commands with elevated privileges due to improper input validation in SINEC NMS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-41940?
CVE-2024-41940 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Siemens SINEC NMS, published on 13 Aug 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability has been identified in SINEC NMS (All versions < V3.0). The affected application does not properly validate user input to a privileged command queue. This could allow an authenticated attacker to execute OS commands with elevated privileges.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-41940?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Siemens Sinec Nms.
How do I fix CVE-2024-41940?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-41940 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-2024-41940 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41940 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Siemens SINEC NMS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m3qr-mjwp-7555.