Improper privilege management in Siemens SINEMA Server
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-266.
Summary
A vulnerability has been identified in SINEMA Server (All versions < V14.0 SP2 Update 1). Incorrect session validation could allow an attacker with a valid session, with low privileges, to perform firmware updates and other administrative operations on connected devices. The security vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker with network access to the affected system. An attacker must have access to a low privileged account in order to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker could use the vulnerability to compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system and underlying components. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siemens | SINEMA Server | All versions < V14.0 SP2 Update 1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- SINEMA Server VendorSiemens Affected All versions < V14.0 SP2 Update 1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinema_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 14.0 | Vulnerable | Siemens |
| cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinema_server:14.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 14.0 | Vulnerable | Siemens |
| cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinema_server:14.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 14.0 sp1 | Vulnerable | Siemens |
| cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinema_server:14.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 14.0 sp2 | Vulnerable | Siemens |
- cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinema_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 14.0 Vulnerable ·Siemens
- cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinema_server:14.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.0 Vulnerable ·Siemens
- cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinema_server:14.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.0 sp1 Vulnerable ·Siemens
- cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinema_server:14.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.0 sp2 Vulnerable ·Siemens
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-10940
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8vxr-h2m2-wf68
References
More Siemens Sinema Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-17490 mod_proxy SSRF KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2021-16656 ap_escape_quotes buffer overflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-13795 NULL pointer dereference in httpd core CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-02413 NULL pointer deref in signature_algorithms processing CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2020-15474 Path traversal in Siemens SINEC NMS CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2014-02184 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the integrated web server in Siemens SINEMA… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2019-10940 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-10940 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8vxr-h2m2-wf68 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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