CVE-2024-47196 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Siemens ModelSim and Questa (all versions prior to V2025.2). It allows an authenticated local attacker to inject arbitrary code by manipulating a specific TCL file loaded by vsimk.exe from a user-writable directory. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.3 (HIGH), indicating a low attack complexity and the potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2024.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:modelsim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2024.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:questa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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