CVE-2018-13806: siemens ag siemens td keypad designer Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-13806 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in siemens ag siemens td keypad designer. EPSS estimates a 1.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 12-09-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 16-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIEMENS TD Keypad Designer (All versions). A DLL hijacking vulnerability exists in all versions of SIEMENS TD Keypad Designer which could allow an attacker to execute code with the permission of the user running TD Designer. The attacker must have write access to the directory containing the TD project file in order to exploit the vulnerability. A legitimate user with higher privileges than the attacker must open the TD project in order for this vulnerability to be exploited. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known.

• CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path ElementThe product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.