CVE-2020-28387

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-03-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-611

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Solid Edge SE2020 (All Versions < SE2020MP13), Solid Edge SE2021 (All Versions < SE2021MP3). When opening a specially crafted SEECTCXML file, the application could disclose arbitrary files to remote attackers. This is because of the passing of specially crafted content to the underlying XML parser without taking proper restrictions such as prohibiting an external dtd. (ZDI-CAN-11923)

Affected products

Siemens Solid Edge SE2021: before se2021; se2021, se2021-maintenance_pack1 — fixed in se2021

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Siemens Solid Edge SE2021 se2021. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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