8.5

CVE-2026-25656: siemens sinec nms Uncontrolled Search Path Element

CVSS: 8.5v4.0HighModified
Published 10-02-2026Last modified 14-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-25656 is a high (CVSS 8.5) Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in siemens sinec nms. EPSS estimates a 0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
34/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.5/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.20%
0%100%
Low · -0.04 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 10-02-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 14-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SINEC NMS (All versions < V4.0 SP3), User Management Component (UMC) (All versions < V2.15.2.1). 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 SYSTEM privileges.(ZDI-CAN-28108)

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.20%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

10%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.04 pp

From 0.25% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.20%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Siemens3 products

1 vendor · 3 products

References

1 links