CVE-2026-25655

A vulnerability has been identified in SINEC NMS (All versions < V4.0 SP2). The affected application permits improper modification of a configuration file by a low-privileged user. This could allow an attacker to load malicious DLLs, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution with administrative privilege.(ZDI-CAN-28107)

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-311973.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_nms::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_nms:4.0:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_nms:4.0:sp1::::::

History

12 Feb 2026, 15:27

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Siemens sinec Nms Siemens
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_nms:4.0:sp1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_nms:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_nms:4.0:-::::::
References	~~() https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-311973.html -~~	() https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-311973.html - Vendor Advisory

10 Feb 2026, 10:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-02-10 10:15

Updated : 2026-02-12 15:27

NVD link : CVE-2026-25655

Mitre link : CVE-2026-25655

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-25655

JSON object : View

Products Affected

siemens

sinec_nms

CWE

CWE-427

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

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