CVE-2024-47196 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-47196

Vendor Siemens
Product ModelSim
Weakness CWE-427
Published October 8, 2024
Last update June 17, 2025

CVSS base score

6.7/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 8, 2024 CVE published
June 17, 2025 Record updated