CVE-2021-40354

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-09-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-267

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Teamcenter V12.4 (All versions < V12.4.0.8), Teamcenter V13.0 (All versions < V13.0.0.7), Teamcenter V13.1 (All versions < V13.1.0.5), Teamcenter V13.2 (All versions < 13.2.0.2). The "surrogate" functionality on the user profile of the application does not perform sufficient access control that could lead to an account takeover. Any profile on the application can perform this attack and access any other user assigned tasks via the "inbox/surrogate tasks".

Affected products

Siemens Teamcenter Visualization: from 12.4.0 before 12.4.0.8; from 13.0.0 before 13.0.0.7; from 13.1.0 before 13.1.0.5; from 13.2.0 before 13.2.0.2 — fixed in 12.4.0.8, 13.0.0.7, 13.1.0.5, 13.2.0.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Siemens Teamcenter Visualization 12.4.0.8, 13.0.0.7, 13.1.0.5, 13.2.0.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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