CVE-2026-69108

Root command execution via insecure sudoers policy

Published Aug 11, 2026 · Updated Aug 11, 2026

Local privilege escalation in Siemens License Server before 5.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands as root. The installed sudoers policy grants excessive command and file-operation privileges, permitting root command execution and placement of malicious files. Exploitation requires local access with high privileges and compromises host confidentiality and integrity without a reported availability impact.

CVSS severity8.3
High
EPSS probability0.11%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Local privilege escalation in Siemens License Server before 5.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands as root. The installed sudoers policy grants excessive command and file-operation privileges, permitting root command execution and placement of malicious files. Exploitation requires local access with high privileges and compromises host confidentiality and integrity without a reported availability impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-69108
Published
Aug 11, 2026
Updated
Aug 11, 2026
Vendor
Siemens
Product
Siemens License Server
Classifications
CWE-732, T1548.003
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 11, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <V5.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Siemens · Siemens License Serverversion=0 <V5.1

Published CVSS scores

6.0Siemens ProductCERTCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
8.3Siemens ProductCERTCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
T1548.003Sudo and Sudo Caching

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