CVE-2021-46162

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-02-22 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-787

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter Femap (All versions < V2022.1.1). Affected application contains an out of bounds write past the end of an allocated structure while parsing specially crafted NEU files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process. (ZDI-CAN-15048)

Affected products

Siemens Simcenter Femap: before 2022.1.1 — fixed in 2022.1.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Siemens Simcenter Femap 2022.1.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-949188.pdf
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-511/
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-949188.pdf
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-511/

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