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.

Metrics

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00026.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Siemens
  • Modelsim
  • Questa

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:siemens:modelsim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:siemens:questa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-42310 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.
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-426509.html cve-icon cve-icon
History

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 08:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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. 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.

Tue, 08 Oct 2024 17:15:00 +0000

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
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:

Updated: 2025-06-17T08:11:22.933Z

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 : Modified

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

Modified: 2025-06-17T09:15:22.873

Link: CVE-2024-47196

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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