Stack-based buffer overflow in Siemens NX
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-121 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A vulnerability has been identified in NX (All versions < V2512), NX (Managed Mode) (All versions < V2512). The affected application contains a data validation vulnerability that could allow an attacker with local access to interfere with internal data during the PDF export process that could potentially lead to arbitrary code execution.
Why it matters now
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 NX (Siemens) Fixed in V2512
- Fix · CNA NX (Managed Mode) (Siemens) Fixed in V2512
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-22923
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-whvv-qq52-jc5c
References
More Siemens Nx vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-19919 Apache Log4j2 JNDI features do not protect against attacker controlled LDAP and other JNDI related endpoints KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2021-20393 Apache Log4j2 Thread Context Message Pattern and Context Lookup Pattern vulnerable to a denial of service attack KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
Sources
- CVE-2026-22923 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-22923 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-whvv-qq52-jc5c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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