CVE-2021-46155
A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter Femap V2020.2 (All versions), Simcenter Femap...
A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter Femap V2020.2 (All versions), Simcenter Femap V2021.1 (All versions). Affected application contains a stack based buffer overflow vulnerability while parsing NEU files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process. (ZDI-CAN-14683, ZDI-CAN-15283, ZDI-CAN-15303, ZDI-CAN-15593)
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter Femap V2020.2 (All versions), Simcenter Femap V2021.1 (All versions). Affected application contains a stack based buffer overflow vulnerability while parsing NEU files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process. (ZDI-CAN-14683, ZDI-CAN-15283, ZDI-CAN-15303, ZDI-CAN-15593)
- Record
CVE-2021-46155- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-121, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter Femap V2020.2 (All versions), Simcenter Femap V2021.1 (All versions). Affected application contains a stack based buffer overflow vulnerability while parsing NEU files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process. (ZDI-CAN-14683, ZDI-CAN-15283, ZDI-CAN-15303, ZDI-CAN-15593)
- Record
CVE-2021-46155- Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-32855 No score
A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter Femap V2020.2 (All versions), Simcenter Femap V2021.1 (All versions). Affected application contains a stack based buffer overflow vulnerability while parsing NEU files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process. (ZDI-CAN-14683, ZDI-CAN-15283, ZDI-CAN-15303, ZDI-CAN-15593)
- Record
EUVD-2021-32855- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v79c-gqxq-ghpv No score
A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter Femap V2020.2 (All versions), Simcenter Femap...
A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter Femap V2020.2 (All versions), Simcenter Femap V2021.1 (All versions). Affected application contains a stack based buffer overflow vulnerability while parsing NEU files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process. (ZDI-CAN-14683, ZDI-CAN-15283, ZDI-CAN-15303, ZDI-CAN-15593)
- Record
GHSA-v79c-gqxq-ghpv- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-46155 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Siemens Simcenter Femap V2020.2, published February 9, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.77%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-609880.pdf
zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-306
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-46155
github.com/advisories/GHSA-v79c-gqxq-ghpv