What is CVE-2023-50236?

CVE-2023-50236 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Polarion Alm, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-02-13.

How severe is CVE-2023-50236?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Siemens Polarion Alm

CVE-2023-50236

A vulnerability has been identified in Polarion ALM (All versions < V2404.0). The affected product is vulnerable due to weak file and folder permissions in the installation path. An attacker with local access could exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

Published 2024-02-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (3.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 3.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Siemens Polarion Alm — versions 0
Siemens Polarion Alm

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-871717.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-50236?: CVE-2023-50236 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Polarion Alm, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-02-13.
How severe is CVE-2023-50236?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.