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- 1 CVE Exploited
Siemens has confirmed the active exploitation of CVE-2026-110936, a DLL side-loading vulnerability in Siemens Software Center, the company’s tool for downloading, installing and managing its software. Siemens first published its security advisory on 15 October 2026, giving the flaw reported by Jose Oregon from Huntress Labs a CVSS v4.0 score of 8.4. On 17 October, it updated the advisory to tell customers that version 4.0.9.8 resolves the issue, and a blog post warning about active … More →…
If you run the affected product
- Find every instance – especially the ones reachable from the internet.
- Apply the vendor's patch or mitigation now: exploited flaws are fixed in days, not at the next patch cycle.
- Then check for signs it was used before you patched: web shells, new accounts, unusual outbound traffic.
More helpCISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue (opens in a new tab)
Also reported by 2 more publishers
The vulnerabilities in this story
CVE-2026-110936 in the NVD (opens in a new tab)
- CVSS6.7Medium
- EPSS<1%chance of exploitation in 30 days
- CISA KEVExploitedon the list since 20 Oct
Exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog (CC0). Exploit prediction: EPSS by FIRST. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
Defender’s notebook
The attacker technique behind this story, in MITRE’s terms – and what to check in your own estate.
User Execution
ExecutionWhat a defender checks
- Block programs running from user-writable folders with application control or ASR rules.
- Warn staff about fake CAPTCHA and "paste this command" tricks.
- Hunt for PowerShell or mshta started from the Run dialog.
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