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CVE-2025-32845 Siemens CVE debrief

CVE-2025-32845 is a high-severity SQL injection issue in Siemens TeleControl Server Basic. According to the advisory, an authenticated remote attacker who can reach port 8000 may bypass authorization controls, read and write the application's database, and execute code as NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService.

Vendor
Siemens
Product
TeleControl Server Basic
CVSS
HIGH 8.8
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2025-04-16
Original CVE updated
2025-05-06
Advisory published
2025-04-16
Advisory updated
2025-05-06

Who should care

Operators and defenders responsible for Siemens TeleControl Server Basic deployments, especially environments where port 8000 is reachable from untrusted networks or broader internal segments. Security teams should prioritize systems that expose the affected service and any instance that relies on this application for OT/industrial communications.

Technical summary

The source advisory states that the internally used UpdateGeneralSettings method is vulnerable to SQL injection. Exploitation requires authenticated access and network reachability to port 8000 on a vulnerable installation. The reported impact includes authorization bypass, database read/write access, and code execution under NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService permissions.

Defensive priority

High

Recommended defensive actions

  • Update Siemens TeleControl Server Basic to V3.1.2.2 or later, as directed by the vendor advisory.
  • Restrict access to port 8000 on affected systems to trusted IP addresses only.
  • Review network segmentation and firewall rules so the affected service is not broadly reachable.
  • Validate that any deployed instance is covered by Siemens and CISA guidance for this advisory.
  • Monitor for unexpected database changes or service behavior on exposed TeleControl Server Basic hosts.

Evidence notes

This debrief is based on the CISA CSAF advisory ICSA-25-112-01 and Siemens advisory SSA-443402. The advisory text explicitly describes SQL injection in UpdateGeneralSettings, the authenticated remote attack requirement, the port 8000 access condition, and the potential NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService execution context. The advisory was published on 2025-04-16 and revised on 2025-05-06 for typo fixes.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2025-32845 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-32845

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2025-32845 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32845

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

  • Source item URL

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2025/icsa-25-112-01.json

    cisa_csaf

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/csaf/ssa-443402.json

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-443402.html

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-112-01

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/alerts/ICS-ALERT-10-301-01

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://us-cert.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/recommended_practices/NCCIC_ICS-CERT_Defense_in_Depth_2016_S508C.pdf

    Reference

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.