PT-2026-40018 · Siemens · Simcenter Femap

Published 2026-05-12 · Updated 2026-05-17 · CVE-2025-12659

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v4.0

7.3

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Siemens Simcenter Femap (affected versions not specified)

Description A memory corruption issue, specifically a heap-based buffer overflow, exists during the parsing of specially crafted IPT files. This flaw allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code within the context of the current process when a malicious Inventor IPT file is opened.

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

RCE

Heap Based Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-122

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-12659

ZDI-26-316

ZDI-26-317

Affected Products

Simcenter Femap

References · 7

• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-870926.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12659 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-316 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-317 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/windowsforum/status/2054949570493174023 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/SystemTek_UK/status/2055945324779200857 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/53504 · Telegram Post