Unauthorized access via hardcoded obfuscation key
Published May 12, 2026 · Updated May 12, 2026
Use of a hardcoded key in Siemens Teamcenter affected releases allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access over a network. An obfuscation key is embedded directly in the application, allowing its recovery and reuse instead of keeping the secret external to deployed code. No authentication or user interaction is required; Siemens reports confidentiality loss only, while the specific component and protected resource are undisclosed.
Summary
What happened
Use of a hardcoded key in Siemens Teamcenter affected releases allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access over a network. An obfuscation key is embedded directly in the application, allowing its recovery and reuse instead of keeping the secret external to deployed code. No authentication or user interaction is required; Siemens reports confidentiality loss only, while the specific component and protected resource are undisclosed.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-33893
- Published
- May 12, 2026
- Updated
- May 12, 2026
- Vendor
- Siemens
- Product
- Teamcenter
- Classifications
- CWE-798, CAPEC-191, CAPEC-70, T1078
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 12, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 12, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <V2312.0014
- Affected versionversion=0 <V2406.0012
- Affected versionversion=0 <V2412.0009
- Affected versionversion=0 <V2506.0005
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