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Exploited in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2026-110936

Siemens Software Center

Siemens Software Center · affected before V4.0.9.8

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Severity
CVSS 8.4 · High
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
0.1%
First observed
—
Last observed
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Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2026-110936 is a vulnerability affecting Siemens Software Center. A vulnerability has been identified in Siemens Software Center (All versions < V4.0.9.8). The affected application loads dynamic-link libraries...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed. Listed in CISA KEV. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

Siemens Software Center affected before v4.0.9.8.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

A vulnerability has been identified in Siemens Software Center (All versions < V4.0.9.8)

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 path.

This 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.

Siemens Affected
Siemens Software Center
Before V4.0.9.8
Published
15 Oct 2026
Exploitation Reported
19 Oct 2026
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None

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cisa

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

Siemens CERT

Recorded 19 Oct 2026

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
Siemens CERT First 2026-10-19 17:44 UTC
CISA 2026-10-20 19:50 UTC
The Hacker News 2026-10-21 07:31 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
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0

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Scanner coverage

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Virtual patch status

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v4.0

8.4 High

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

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

EPSS

0.1%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Uncontrolled Search Path Element CWE-427

Recent mention · The Hacker News

CISA Orders Federal Agencies to Patch Exploited Plex2Shell, Siemens, and SiteGuard Flaws

Ravie LakshmananOct 21, 2026Vulnerability / Malware The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added four vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, including four vulnerabilities impacting Plex Media Server that's...

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All CVSS Scores

CVSS v4.0 8.4 High

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

CVSS v3.1 6.7 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

All Mentions

Recent mention · The Hacker News

CISA Orders Federal Agencies to Patch Exploited Plex2Shell, Siemens, and SiteGuard Flaws

The Hacker News · 21 Oct 2026

Ravie LakshmananOct 21, 2026Vulnerability / Malware The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added four vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, including four vulnerabilities impacting Plex Media Server that's collectively called Plex2Shell. The vulnerabilities are listed below - CVE-2026-96652 (CVSS score: 5.3) - Plex Media Server Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability CVE-2026-96654 (CVSS score: 6.9) - Plex Media Server improper neutralization of encoded URI schemes in a web page Vulnerability CVE-2026-96655...

Recent mention · The Hacker News

ClickFix Attackers Exploit Siemens Software Center Flaw to Deploy Remote Access Trojan

The Hacker News · 20 Oct 2026

Ravie LakshmananOct 20, 2026Vulnerability / Endpoint Security Siemens has addressed a DLL sideloading vulnerability impacting Siemens Software Center that it said has been exploited in ClickFix attacks. The high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-110936 (CVSS v4 score: 8.4), could allow an attacker to place a specially-crafted DLL in a directory the application searches, resulting in execution of malicious code with the same privileges as the affected service. "The affected application loads dynamic-link libraries (DLLs) from an uncontrolled search path," Siemens said in an...

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 07:31 UTC

    KEV confirmed by The Hacker News

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  2. 19:50 UTC

    Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  3. 17:44 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  4. 14:01 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  5. 06:40 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 8.4,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.00135,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}