A vulnerability has been identified in Siemens License Server (SLS) (All versions < V5.1). The affected application is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation due to an insecure sudoers policy. This could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands and plant malicious files as root, leading to full system compromise.
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-225-07
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-077553.html
Published: 2026-08-11
Updated: 2026-08-11
Base Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 6
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 8.3
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.00112