CVE-2021-41547

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-12-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Teamcenter Active Workspace V4.3 (All versions < V4.3.11), Teamcenter Active Workspace V5.0 (All versions < V5.0.10), Teamcenter Active Workspace V5.1 (All versions < V5.1.6), Teamcenter Active Workspace V5.2 (All versions < V5.2.3). The application contains an unsafe unzipping pattern that could lead to a zip path traversal attack. This could allow and attacker to execute a remote shell with admin rights.

Affected products

Siemens Teamcenter Active Workspace: from 4.3 before 4.3.11; from 5.0 before 5.0.10; from 5.1 before 5.1.6; from 5.2 before 5.2.3 — fixed in 4.3.11, 5.0.10, 5.1.6, 5.2.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Siemens Teamcenter Active Workspace 4.3.11, 5.0.10, 5.1.6, 5.2.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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