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CVE-2020-26981

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-01-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-611

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in JT2Go (All versions < V13.1.0), Teamcenter Visualization (All versions < V13.1.0). When opening a specially crafted xml file, the application could disclose arbitrary files to remote attackers. This is because of the passing of specially crafted content to the underlying XML parser without taking proper restrictions such as prohibiting an external dtd. (ZDI-CAN-11890)

Affected products

• Siemens JT2Go: before 13.1.0 — fixed in 13.1.0
• Siemens Teamcenter Visualization: before 13.1.0 — fixed in 13.1.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Siemens JT2Go 13.1.0; Siemens Teamcenter Visualization 13.1.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-622830.pdf
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-048/
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-622830.pdf
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-048/

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