A vulnerability has been identified in ModelSim (All versions < V2024.3), Questa (All versions < V2024.3). 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.
History

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Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Siemens
Siemens modelsim
Siemens questa
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:siemens:modelsim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:questa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Siemens
Siemens modelsim
Siemens questa
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 08 Oct 2024 09:00:00 +0000

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Description A vulnerability has been identified in ModelSim (All versions < V2024.3), Questa (All versions < V2024.3). 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.
Weaknesses CWE-427
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: siemens

Published: 2024-10-08T08:40:49.065Z

Updated: 2024-10-08T16:49:55.857Z

Reserved: 2024-09-20T15:14:29.689Z

Link: CVE-2024-47196

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-10-08T16:49:48.286Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-10-08T09:15:17.563

Modified: 2024-10-16T18:07:38.850

Link: CVE-2024-47196

cve-icon Redhat

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