PT-2026-30673 · Labcenter Electronics · Proteus

Published 2026-04-06 · Updated 2026-04-11 · CVE-2026-5496

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Labcenter Electronics Proteus (affected versions not specified)

Description A flaw exists in the parsing of PDSPRJ files due to insufficient validation of user-supplied data, leading to a type confusion condition. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems. User interaction is required, specifically the target must open a malicious file or visit a malicious page.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Type Confusion

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-843

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-5496

ZDI-26-254

Affected Products

Proteus

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5496 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-254 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/syedaquib77/status/2041164066492731748 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/syedaquib77/status/2041172414403420552 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/syedaquib77/status/2041164064794038545 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/syedaquib77/status/2041164067985936620 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/syedaquib77/status/2041172417448485376 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/2042825485449597094 · Twitter Post