CVE-2021-41544

highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.002 · 12 %ileDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.22% (12th) EPSS

CVSS 7.8 · high

Is it mine?

6 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

6 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cisa_csaf_ot

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedSiemens Software Centersiemens_psirt
Update to V3.0 or later version (Existing installations of SSC will be prompted to update whenever a new version is available. The latest version can also be downloaded in the respective link)
https://www.sw.siemens.com/en-US/siemens-software-center/
FixedSiemens Software Centercisa_csaf_ot
Update to V3.0 or later version (Existing installations of SSC will be prompted to update whenever a new version is available. The latest version can also be downloaded in the respective link)
https://www.sw.siemens.com/en-US/siemens-software-center/
MitigationSiemens Software Centersiemens_psirt
Harden the application host to prevent local access by untrusted personnel
MitigationSiemens Software Centercisa_csaf_ot
Harden the application host to prevent local access by untrusted personnel

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · CISA US

v3.17.8highAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · productcert@siemens.com DEexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Siemens ProductCERT DE

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-427USprimaryCWE-427USCWE-427USCWE-427US

affected products (6)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Siemens Software Centerall versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens Siemens Software Center< V3.0cisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens Siemens Software CenterAll versions → V3.0enisa_euvdEU
Siemens AG Siemens Software Center≤ 3.0fstec_bduRU
siemens software center< 3.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:siemens:software_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Siemens Siemens Software Center≤ vers:all/<V3.0siemens_psirtDE

advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

SSA-188491SSA-188491: DLL Hijacking Vulnerabilities in Siemens Software Center2023-08-08csaf · siemens_psirtDE
Multiple DLL Hijacking vulnerabilities in Siemens Software Center (SSC) could allow a local attacker to execute code with elevated privileges. Siemens has released an update for the Siemens Software Center and recommends to update to the latest version.
ICSA-23-222-04â€‹Siemens Software Center2023-08-08icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Multiple DLL Hijacking vulnerabilities in Siemens Software Center (SSC) could allow a local attacker to execute code with elevated privileges. Siemens has released an update for the Siemens Software Center and recommends to update to the latest version.

also known as (5)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cisa_csaf_ot nvd siemens_psirt NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2023-08-08modified 2026-06-17

related (1,387)

Related entries.

ID	severity	EPSS	exploitable	published
CVE-2026-110936DE	medium6.7OT critical	0.97% (62nd)	KEV	2026-10-15
A vulnerability has been identified in Siemens Software Center (All versions < V4.0.9.8). The affected application loads dynamic-link libraries (DLLs) from an uncontrolled search p…
CVE-2020-3433US	high7.8OT critical	10.0% (96th)	KEV	2020-08-17
A vulnerability in the interprocess communication (IPC) channel of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a DLL…
CVE-2020-3153US	medium6.5OT critical	28.3% (98th)	KEV	2020-02-19
A vulnerability in the installer component of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows could allow an authenticated local attacker to copy user-supplied files to system…
CVE-2020-27955US	critical9.8	82.3% (100th)	Exploit	2020-11-05
Git LFS 2.12.0 allows Remote Code Execution.
CVE-2017-6517US	critical9.8	46.3% (99th)	—	2017-03-23
Microsoft Skype 7.16.0.102 contains a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system. This vulnerability exists…

+1382 more

references (5)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

scry

Attackers weaponise vulnerabilities like this against internet-exposed services. See what is exposed on your perimeter with a free passive scan.

Free scan