SSA-077553
Vulnerability from csaf_siemens - Published: 2026-08-11 00:00 - Updated: 2026-08-11 00:00The affected application is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation due to an insecure sudoers policy. This could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands and plant malicious files as root, leading to full system compromise.
| Product | Identifier | Version | Remediation |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Siemens License Server (SLS) < V5.1
Siemens / Siemens License Server (SLS)
|
vers:intdot/<5.1 |
Vendor Fix
fix
|
The affected application is vulnerable to a path traversal vulnerability due to lack of sanitization of user input. This could allow a remote attacker to access arbitrary files on the application.
| Product | Identifier | Version | Remediation |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Siemens License Server (SLS) < V5.3
Siemens / Siemens License Server (SLS)
|
vers:intdot/<5.3 |
Vendor Fix
fix
|
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"text": "As a general security measure, Siemens strongly recommends to protect network access to devices with appropriate mechanisms. In order to operate the devices in a protected IT environment, Siemens recommends to configure the environment according to Siemens\u0027 operational guidelines for Industrial Security (Download: https://www.siemens.com/cert/operational-guidelines-industrial-security), and to follow the recommendations in the product manuals.\nAdditional information on Industrial Security by Siemens can be found at: https://www.siemens.com/industrialsecurity",
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