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CVE-2024-47196

Oct. 16, 2024, 6:07 p.m.

CVSS Score

7.3 / 10

Products Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
siemens
  • modelsim
  • questa
  • *
  • *

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in ModelSim (All versions < V2024.3), Questa (All versions < V2024.3). vsimk.exe in affected applications allows a specific tcl file to be loaded from the current working directory. This could allow an authenticated local attacker to inject arbitrary code and escalate privileges in installations where administrators or processes with elevated privileges launch vsimk.exe from a user-writable directory.

Weaknesses

CWE-427
Uncontrolled Search Path Element

The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.

CWE ID: 427

Date

Published: Oct. 8, 2024, 9:15 a.m.

Last Modified: Oct. 16, 2024, 6:07 p.m.

Status : Analyzed

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

productcert@siemens.com

CPEs

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a siemens modelsim / / / / / / / /
a siemens questa / / / / / / / /

CVSS Data

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score
7.3
Exploitability Score
1.3
Impact Score
5.9
Base Severity
HIGH
CVSS Vector String

The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.

View Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/ productcert@siemens.com