Vulnerability · Published Jan 11, 2022 · Assigned by siemens

CVE-2021-45460

High 8.1

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in SICAM PQ Analyzer from Siemens. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 59% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 41.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in SICAM PQ Analyzer (All versions < V3.18). A service is started by an unquoted registry entry. As there are spaces in this path, attackers with write privilege to those directories might be able to plant executables that will run in place of the legitimate process. Attackers might achieve persistence on the system ("backdoors") or cause a denial of service.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Siemens SICAM PQ Analyzer All versions < V3.18

Weakness: CWE-428

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