Description
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.
Published: 2026-08-11
Score: 8.3 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Local Privilege Escalation via Insecure Sudoers Policy in Siemens License Server

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Weaknesses CWE-732
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'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'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: siemens

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-11T14:47:32.332Z

Reserved: 2026-08-03T13:10:24.060Z

Link: CVE-2026-69108

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-11T14:47:27.013Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-11T13:19:01.883

Modified: 2026-08-11T15:17:34.647

Link: CVE-2026-69108

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Updated: 2026-08-12T00:15:12Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-732

    Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource