# 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.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.4 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 13 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m3qr-mjwp-7555

## 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 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-41940?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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

- [CVE-2025-40736](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-40736/): Missing authorization in SINEC NMS (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2021-33724](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-33724/): Path traversal in SINEC NMS (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2021-33725](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-33725/): Path traversal in SINEC NMS (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-23810](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23810/): SQL injection in SINEC NMS (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-23811](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23811/): File upload in SINEC NMS (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-41940 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41940 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens SINEC NMS. 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-2024-41940/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41940/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-41940
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-41940
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-41940

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.