Privilege escalation in Siemens Simcenter STAR-CCM+



Risk Low
Patch available NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-43517
CWE-ID CWE-732
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Simcenter STAR-CCM+
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor Siemens

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource

EUVDB-ID: #VU70383

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43517

CWE-ID: CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected application improperly assigns file permissions to installation folders, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Simcenter STAR-CCM+: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

http://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-930100.pdf


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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