CVE-2022-43517 HIGH

CVE-2022-43517

Vendor Siemens
Product Simcenter STAR-CCM+
Weakness CWE-732
Published December 13, 2022
Last update April 21, 2025

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter STAR-CCM+ (All versions < V2306). The affected application improperly assigns file permissions to installation folders. This could allow a local attacker with an unprivileged account to override or modify the service executables and subsequently gain elevated privileges.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 13, 2022 CVE published
April 21, 2025 Record updated