ClickFix Attackers Exploit Siemens Software Center Flaw to Deploy Remote Access Trojan
Attackers are chaining ClickFix social-engineering lures with a Siemens Software Center DLL-sideloading flaw (CVE-2026-110936, CVSS 8.4) to deploy RATs — a direct threat to engineering and OT-adjacent workstations across European manufacturing.
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Siemens has addressed a DLL sideloading vulnerability impacting Siemens Software Center that it said has been exploited in ClickFix attacks.
The high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-110936 (CVSS v4 score: 8.4), could allow an attacker to place a specially-crafted DLL in a directory the application searches, resulting in execution of malicious code with the same privileges as the
Editorial Analysis
European manufacturers and critical-infrastructure operators running Siemens tooling face a confirmed exploit chain that bypasses user awareness through clever social engineering.
Patch Siemens Software Center immediately and run awareness briefings on ClickFix-style attacks targeting engineering staff.
Attackers are exploiting a Siemens software flaw via social engineering to install backdoors on engineering workstations — patch now.
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