Heap-based buffer overflow in Siemens Simcenter Femap
Priority LOW 33CWE-122Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-122 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Siemens Simcenter Femap contains a memory corruption vulnerability while parsing specially crafted IPT files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00204 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Simcenter Femap (Siemens): V2512.0003
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Simcenter Femap (Siemens) Fixed in V2512.0003
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-12659
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8qfq-8cwv-5jpc
References
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Sources
- CVE-2025-12659 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-12659 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8qfq-8cwv-5jpc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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