Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter STAR-CCM+ (All versions < V2306). The affected application improperly assigns file permissions to installation folders. This could allow a local attacker with an unprivileged account to override or modify the service executables and subsequently gain elevated privileges.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-930100.pdf
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0008
EPSS Percentile
23.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-732
Status
published
Products (1)
siemens/star-ccm\+
Published
Dec 13, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026