CVE-2024-47196

MEDIUM

ModelSim Questa < V2025.2 - Code Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (1)

Core 1

Scores

CVSS v3 6.7
EPSS 0.0007
EPSS Percentile 22.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-427
Status published
Products (2)
siemens/modelsim < 2024.3
siemens/questa < 2024.3
Published Oct 08, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026