CVE-2011-4532 json
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the ALMListView.ALMListCtrl ActiveX control in almaxcx.dll in the graphical user interface in Siem…
published 2012-01-08 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-4458
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.2%
- EPSS 3.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
cisa ICSA-11-361-01 updated cvss 5.0
Siemens Automation License Manager Vulnerabilities
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Siemens Automation License Manager >=4.0, <5.1+SP1+Upd1, >=2.0, <5.1+SP1+Upd2affected: mitigation “Customers of vulnerable versions of Siemens ALM should deploy the Siemens patch that Siemens sent out to its customers.”
From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-18165)
- Published
Exploit prediction
3.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-18165 siemens automation license manager 500.0.122.1 - Multiple Vulnerabilities dos, 2011-11-28
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
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support.automation.siemens.com
/WW/llisapi.dll/57252401?func=ll&objId=57252401&objAction=csView&nodeid0=17323948&lang=en&siteid=cseus&aktprim
vendor-advisory
- support.automation.siemens.com /WW/view/en/114358
- aluigi.altervista.org /adv/almsrvx_1-adv.txt
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us-cert.gov
/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-11-361-01.pdf
us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2011-4532
- NVD CVE-2011-4532
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