CVE-2023-50236

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-02-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-276

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Polarion ALM (All versions < V2404.0). The affected product is vulnerable due to weak file and folder permissions in the installation path. An attacker with local access could exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

Affected products

Siemens Polarion ALM: before 2404.0 — fixed in 2404.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Siemens Polarion ALM 2404.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-871717.html
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-871717.html

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