CVE-2026-110936Siemens Software Center Uncontrolled Search Path Element Vulnerability

BOD 26-04 remediation window

With CISA's SSVC answers for this CVE (automatable: no, technical impact: total), BOD 26-04 Table 1 gives 3 days and forensic triage on a publicly exposed asset (row 3) and 14 days on an asset that is not publicly exposed (row 11) ^S06. CISA set the catalogue due date at 14 days; under BOD 26-04 it reflects CISA's own view of whether the flaw sits on publicly exposed assets ^S07. The directive binds US federal civilian executive branch agencies only.

What CISA says

Short description

Siemens Software Center contains an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability that could allow an authenticated local attacker to place a specially crafted DLL in a directory that the application searches, leading to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the affected application.

Required action

Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

Notes

https://productcert.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-580366.html ; ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110936

CWE in the catalogue

CWE-427

Official links

• CISA KEV catalogue entry cisa.gov
• NVD record nvd.nist.gov

Vendor advisory and patch links

References NVD tags Vendor Advisory or Patch, exactly as NVD lists them.

• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-580366.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://productcert.siemens.com/news/2026/10/19/active-exploitation-of-cve-2026-110936-in-siemens-software-center/ Patch, Vendor Advisory

Links in CISA's notes

• https://productcert.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-580366.html
• https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk
• https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110936

NVD details

CWE (NVD)

CWE-427 by productcert@siemens.com

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

CVSS versions in NVD

V31, V40

Last modified in NVD

2026-10-21T13:10:11.553

Where each value comes from

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