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CVE-2021-41544 (GCVE-0-2021-41544)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-08 09:20 – Updated: 2024-10-11 22:18
VLAI
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
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
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
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Siemens Siemens Software Center Affected: All versions < V3.0
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