Improper privilege management in Siemens License Server (SLS) - CVE-2025-29999

 

Improper privilege management in Siemens License Server (SLS) - CVE-2025-29999

Published: October 2, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU116399
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-29999
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Siemens
Affected software:
Siemens License Server (SLS)

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected application searches for executable files in the application folder without proper validation. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-29999

Install updates from vendor's website.

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