CVE-2024-47196
MEDIUMModelSim Questa < V2025.2 - Code Injection
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability has been identified in ModelSim (All versions < V2025.2), Questa (All versions < V2025.2). 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.
Scores
CVSS v3
6.7
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
22.1%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-427
Status
published
Affected Products (2)
siemens/modelsim
< 2024.3
siemens/questa
< 2024.3
Timeline
Published
Oct 08, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026