Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-32844

High

Published: 16 April 2025

Published
16 April 2025
Modified
19 August 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v4 8.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS Score 0.0004 12.5th percentile
Risk Priority 17 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-32844 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Siemens Telecontrol Server Basic. Its CVSS base score is 8.7 (High).

Operationally, ranked at the 12.5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Deeper analysis

CVE-2025-32844 is a SQL injection vulnerability in the internally used UnlockUser method of TeleControl Server Basic, affecting all versions prior to V3.1.2.2. The flaw resides in an application component reachable over the network and is tracked as CWE-89.

An authenticated remote attacker who can reach port 8000 on a host running the vulnerable software can exploit the injection to bypass authorization, read from and write to the application's database, and execute code with NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService privileges. The issue received a CVSS 4.0 score of 8.7.

The Siemens advisory at https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-443402.html addresses mitigation and states that the vulnerability is resolved in version V3.1.2.2.

The associated EPSS probability rose from a starting value of 0.0004 to a peak of 0.0100, reflecting a material increase in predicted exploitation interest after public disclosure.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A vulnerability has been identified in TeleControl Server Basic (All versions < V3.1.2.2). The affected application is vulnerable to SQL injection through the internally used 'UnlockUser' method. This could allow an authenticated remote attacker to bypass authorization controls, to read…

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from and write to the application's database and execute code with "NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService" permissions. A successful attack requires the attacker to be able to access port 8000 on a system where a vulnerable version of the affected application is executed on.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

siemens
telecontrol server basic
≤ 3.1.2.2

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-89

Penetration testing uses SQL injection payloads against database interfaces, identifying and supporting fixes for SQL injection weaknesses.

addresses: CWE-89

Validates query inputs to prevent SQL syntax or command manipulation.

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