Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-25605

Path Traversal in Siemens Sicam Siapp Sdk ≤ 2.17

Path Traversal
Published
10 March 2026
Modified
12 March 2026
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v4 5.9
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Raw vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/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 0.0012 2th percentile
Risk Priority 24 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-25605 is a medium-severity External Control of File Name or Path (CWE-73) vulnerability in Siemens Sicam Siapp Sdk. Its CVSS base score is 5.9 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Data from Local System (T1005); ranked at the 2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and AC-3 (Access Enforcement) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2026-25605 is a vulnerability in the SICAM SIAPP SDK, affecting all versions prior to V2.1.7. The issue stems from the application performing file deletion operations without properly validating the file path or target, which allows improper removal of files or sockets that the affected process has permission to delete. This flaw is classified under CWE-73 (External Control of File Name or Path) and carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.7 (AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H), indicating medium severity with high impacts on integrity and availability but no confidentiality impact.

Exploitation requires local access to the system (AV:L) with no privileges (PR:N), though it demands high attack complexity (AC:H) and no user interaction (UI:N). A successful attacker could delete arbitrary files or sockets accessible to the SICAM SIAPP SDK process, potentially causing denial of service or broader service disruption on the host system.

Siemens has published security advisory SSA-903736, available at https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-903736.html, which provides details on mitigation strategies and patches for this vulnerability.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A06:2025 Insecure Design

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

A vulnerability has been identified in SICAM SIAPP SDK (All versions < V2.1.7). The affected application performs file deletion without properly validating the file path or target. An attacker could delete files or sockets that the affected process has permission…

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to remove, potentially resulting in denial of service or service disruption.

CWE(s)
CWE-73

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1005 Data from Local System Collection
Adversaries may search local system sources, such as file systems, configuration files, local databases, virtual machine files, or process memory, to find files of interest and sensitive data prior to Exfiltration.
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T1083 File and Directory Discovery Discovery
Adversaries may enumerate files and directories or may search in specific locations of a host or network share for certain information within a file system.
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T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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T1574.007 Path Interception by PATH Environment Variable Stealth
Adversaries may execute their own malicious payloads by hijacking environment variables used to load libraries.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2026-25573Same product: Siemens Sicam Siapp Sdk
CVE-2026-25572Same product: Siemens Sicam Siapp Sdk
CVE-2026-25570Same product: Siemens Sicam Siapp Sdk
CVE-2026-25569Same product: Siemens Sicam Siapp Sdk
CVE-2024-27943Same vendor: Siemens
CVE-2024-27945Same vendor: Siemens
CVE-2024-27944Same vendor: Siemens
CVE-2025-40573Same vendor: Siemens
CVE-2024-21545Shared CWE-73
CVE-2024-27175Shared CWE-73

Affected Assets

siemens
sicam siapp sdk
≤ 2.17

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V5.3.2

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match

Input validation directly rejects or sanitizes untrusted path strings before they reach filesystem operations.

AC-3 Access Enforcement partial match

Enforces authorization checks on the actual resource accessed, blocking unauthorized files even when a malicious path is supplied.

AC-6 Least Privilege partial match

Least-privilege limits the set of files or directories any subject can affect, shrinking the blast radius of a path-control flaw.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 full match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices include input validation and path sanitization that eliminate this weakness.

PR.AA-05 mostly match
prevents

Least-privilege file authorization directly limits damage from externally controlled paths.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing can detect path-traversal issues but does not itself implement preventive controls.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure development lifecycle mandates input validation and path-handling controls that directly prevent external file/path manipulation.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements explicitly call for controls against untrusted input influencing file operations.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles discourage unsafe path construction but do not prescribe concrete file-name controls.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards require canonicalization, allow-listing, and bounds checks on file paths, directly eliminating CWE-73.

A.8.3 Information access restriction partial match
mitigates

Information access restriction limits which files can be reached, indirectly reducing impact of path manipulation.

References