High severity · published Feb 9, 2022
CVE-2021-46159
A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter Femap V2020.2 (All versions), Simcenter Femap V2021.1 (All versions)
7.8
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter Femap V2020.2 (All versions), Simcenter Femap V2021.1 (All versions). Affected application contains an out of bounds write past the end of an allocated structure while parsing specially crafted NEU files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process. (ZDI-CAN-15050)
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 70% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SF
Simcenter Femap · Siemens
2020.2; 2020.2; 2020.2; 2020.2; 2021.1; 2021.1; +2 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-46159
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-46159
Vendor Advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-609880.pdf
Third Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-314/
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