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Uncontrolled Search Path (DLL Hijack)Weakness · CWE-427

CVE-2025-40827

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-11-11
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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81/100
Remediation priority · High
No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A vulnerability has been identified in Siemens Software Center (All versions < V3.5), Solid Edge SE2025 (All versions < V225.0 Update 10). The affected application is vulnerable to DLL hijacking. This could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code via placing a crafted DLL file on the system.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

DLL hijacking vulnerability in Siemens Software Center (versions < V3.5) and Solid Edge SE2025 (versions < V225.0 Update 10) allows arbitrary code execution through placement of a crafted DLL file on the system, leveraging the application's insecure DLL search path.

MitigationApply vendor-provided patches: update Siemens Software Center to V3.5 or later and Solid Edge SE2025 to V225.0 Update 10 or later.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

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  1. Identify Siemens Software Center installation and version
    Check for Siemens Software Center in the program files directory (typically C:\Program Files\Siemens\SoftwareCenter or C:\Program Files (x86)\Siemens\SoftwareCenter) and locate a version file or check the executable's properties for the version info
    Affected if The software is installed with a version lower than V3.5 (e.g., V3.4, V3.3, etc.)
  2. Identify Solid Edge SE2025 installation and version
    Check for Solid Edge SE2025 in the program files directory (typically C:\Program Files\Siemens\Solid Edge SE2025 or similar) and locate a version file, About dialog, or check the main executable's properties for version information
    Affected if The software is installed with a version lower than V225.0 Update 10 (e.g., V225.0 Update 9, earlier versions)
  3. Compare installed versions against CVE-affected ranges
    Review the discovered version numbers and compare them to the affected ranges: Siemens Software Center < V3.5 and Solid Edge SE2025 < V225.0 Update 10
    Affected if Either product is found at a version below its respective threshold, indicating the vulnerable DLL search path behavior may be present
  4. Verify DLL search path vulnerability context (optional)
    Examine the application's installation directory for known DLL loading behavior or check if the application loads DLLs from the current working directory or paths writable by standard users
    Affected if The application is configured to load DLLs from insecure locations (the current directory or user-writable paths) in addition to being at a vulnerable version

You are affected if either Siemens Software Center is installed at a version before V3.5 or Solid Edge SE2025 is installed at a version before V225.0 Update 10, as these versions contain the vulnerable DLL search path that allows arbitrary code execution via crafted DLL placement.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Mitigation

Apply vendor-provided patches: update Siemens Software Center to V3.5 or later and Solid Edge SE2025 to V225.0 Update 10 or later.

Recommended fix High confidence

Siemens Software Center V3.5 or later; Solid Edge SE2025 V225.0 Update 10 or later

  1. 1. Identify the current version of Siemens Software Center installed on the system
  2. 2. Identify the current version of Solid Edge SE2025 installed on the system
  3. 3. For Siemens Software Center: Upgrade to version V3.5 or later
  4. 4. For Solid Edge SE2025: Upgrade to version V225.0 Update 10 or later
  5. 5. After upgrading, verify the new version is installed correctly
  6. 6. Restart any running instances of the affected applications

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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