CVE-2023-41033

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-09-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-787

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Parasolid V35.0 (All versions < V35.0.260), Parasolid V35.1 (All versions < V35.1.246), Parasolid V36.0 (All versions < V36.0.156), Simcenter Femap V2301 (All versions < V2301.0003), Simcenter Femap V2306 (All versions < V2306.0001). The affected application contains an out of bounds write past the end of an allocated structure while parsing specially crafted X_T files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process. (ZDI-CAN-21266)

Affected products

Siemens Parasolid: from 35.0 before 35.0.260; from 35.1 before 35.1.246; from 36.0 before 36.0.156 — fixed in 35.0.260, 35.1.246, 36.0.156
Siemens Simcenter Femap: from 2301.0 before 2301.0003; from 2306.0 before 2306.0001 — fixed in 2301.0003, 2306.0001

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Siemens Parasolid 35.0.260, 35.1.246, 36.0.156; Siemens Simcenter Femap 2301.0003, 2306.0001. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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