CVE-2011-4532
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the ALMListView.ALMListCtrl ActiveX control in almaxcx.dll in the graphical user interface in Siemens Automation License Manager (ALM) 2.0 through 5.1+SP1+Upd2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files…
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 3.2%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the ALMListView.ALMListCtrl ActiveX control in almaxcx.dll in the graphical user interface in Siemens Automation License Manager (ALM) 2.0 through 5.1+SP1+Upd2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via the Save method.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.21% probability · 88th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 28 November 2011
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- siemens/automation license manager
- Source
- cret@cert.org
EPSS 3.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/almsrvx_1-adv.txt
- http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/llisapi.dll/57252401?func=ll&objId=57252401&objAction=csView&nodeid0=17323948&lang=en&siteid=cseus&aktprim=0&extranet=standard&viewreg=WW&load=contentVendor Advisory
- http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/114358
- http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-11-361-01.pdfUS Government Resource
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/almsrvx_1-adv.txt
- http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/llisapi.dll/57252401?func=ll&objId=57252401&objAction=csView&nodeid0=17323948&lang=en&siteid=cseus&aktprim=0&extranet=standard&viewreg=WW&load=contentVendor Advisory
- http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/114358
- http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-11-361-01.pdfUS Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.