CVE-2023-50236

highpriority · track · 31OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.001 · 4 %ileDEEURUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.15% (4th) 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 2026-10-28

A vulnerability has been identified in Polarion ALM (All versions < V2404.0). The affected product is vulnerable due to weak file and folder permissions in the installation path. An attacker with local access could exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

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remediations

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

A vendor fix is available.

  • FixedPolarion ALMsiemens_psirt

    Update to V2404.0 or later version

  • FixedPolarion ALMcisa_csaf_ot

    Update to V2404.0 or later version

  • MitigationPolarion ALMsiemens_psirt

    In Polarion Windows installation, restrict permissions of BUILTIN\Users from accessing the entire Polarion installation folders to prevent data corruption. Please refer to the Additional Information section for further details.

  • MitigationPolarion ALMcisa_csaf_ot

    In Polarion Windows installation, restrict permissions of BUILTIN\Users from accessing the entire Polarion installation folders to prevent data corruption. Please refer to the Additional Information section for further details.

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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)
03

ssvc

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

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

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-276USCWE-276USCWE-276USCWE-276US
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affected products (6)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • SSA-871717SSA-871717: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Polarion ALM2024-02-13csaf · siemens_psirtDE

    Polarion ALM is affected by incorrect default path permissions in installation path, and improper authentication in the REST API endpoints of DOORS connector. An attacker could exploit the vulnerabilities for unauthenticated access, or privilege escalation. Siemens has released a new version for Polarion ALM and recommends to update to the latest version.

  • ICSA-24-046-14Siemens Polarion ALM2024-02-13icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS

    Polarion ALM is affected by incorrect default path permissions in installation path, and improper authentication in the REST API endpoints of DOORS connector. An attacker could exploit the vulnerabilities for unauthenticated access, or privilege escalation. Siemens has released a new version for Polarion ALM and recommends to update to the latest version.

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also known as (5)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bducisa_csaf_otnvdsiemens_psirtNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2024-02-13modified 2026-06-17
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references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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