Description
A vulnerability has been identified in ModelSim (All versions < V2025.1), Questa (All versions < V2025.1). An example setup script contained in affected applications allows a specific executable 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 the script from a user-writable directory.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-637914.html
Scores
CVSS v3
6.7
EPSS
0.0005
EPSS Percentile
16.3%
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
< 2025.1
siemens/questa
< 2025.1
Published
Feb 11, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026