CVE-2021-37180

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-08-10 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-824

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Solid Edge SE2021 (All Versions < SE2021MP7). The PSKERNEL.dll library lacks proper validation while parsing user-supplied OBJ files that could cause an out of bounds access to an uninitialized pointer. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. (ZDI-CAN-13775)

Affected products

Siemens Solid Edge Se2021 Firmware: before se2021mp7 — fixed in se2021mp7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Siemens Solid Edge Se2021 Firmware se2021mp7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-818688.pdf
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1113/
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-818688.pdf
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1113/

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