FKIE_CVE-2021-41544

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-08-08 10:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:08
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
References
productcert@siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-188491.pdfVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-188491.pdfVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
siemens software_center *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T04:08:37.327",
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