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CVE-2024-47196
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.3 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: 2024-10-08 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-427
Description
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.
Affected products
- Siemens ModelSim: before 2024.3 — fixed in 2024.3
- Siemens Questa: before 2024.3 — fixed in 2024.3
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Siemens ModelSim 2024.3; Siemens Questa 2024.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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