CVE-2024-47196

MEDIUM

ModelSim Questa < V2025.2 - Code Injection

Title source: llm

Description

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