Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-32854

High

Published: 16 April 2025

Published
16 April 2025
Modified
19 August 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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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 14.5th percentile
Risk Priority 17 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-32854 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 14.5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Deeper analysis

CVE-2025-32854 is an SQL injection vulnerability in Siemens TeleControl Server Basic, affecting all versions prior to V3.1.2.2. The flaw exists in the internally used LockOpcSettings method and is tracked under CWE-89. It carries a CVSS 4.0 score of 8.7, reflecting network-accessible attack conditions with low complexity and low privileges required.

An authenticated remote attacker who can reach TCP port 8000 on a host running the vulnerable application can exploit the issue to bypass authorization, read from and write to the application's database, and execute code under the NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService account.

The Siemens advisory at https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-443402.html addresses the affected product and provides remediation guidance.

EPSS for the CVE rose from a low of 0.0004 to a peak of 0.0100, indicating that exploitation interest increased after 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 'LockOpcSettings' 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)
CWE-89

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.

CA-8 Penetration Testing
addresses: CWE-89

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

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-89

Validates query inputs to prevent SQL syntax or command manipulation.

References