CVE-2021-41544 (GCVE-0-2021-41544)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-08 09:20 – Updated: 2024-10-11 22:18
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A vulnerability has been identified in Siemens Software Center (All versions < V3.0). A DLL Hijacking vulnerability could allow a local attacker to execute code with elevated privileges by placing a malicious DLL in one of the directories on the DLL search path.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-11 22:18 UTC
CWE
- CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siemens | Siemens Software Center |
Affected:
All versions < V3.0
|
guessed |
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