CVE-2024-39872

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.9 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-07-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-378

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SINEMA Remote Connect Server (All versions < V3.2 SP1). The affected application does not properly assign rights to temporary files created during its update process. This could allow an authenticated attacker with the 'Manage firmware updates' role to escalate their privileges on the underlying OS level.

Affected products

Siemens SINEMA Remote Connect Server: before 3.2; 3.2, 3.2-hf1 — fixed in 3.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Siemens SINEMA Remote Connect Server 3.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-381581.html
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-381581.html

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