CVE-2022-43517
A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter STAR-CCM+ (All versions). The affected...
A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter STAR-CCM+ (All versions < V2306). The affected application improperly assigns file permissions to installation folders.
This could allow a local attacker with an unprivileged account to override or modify the service executables and subsequently gain elevated privileges.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter STAR-CCM+ (All versions < V2306). The affected application improperly assigns file permissions to installation folders.
This could allow a local attacker with an unprivileged account to override or modify the service executables and subsequently gain elevated privileges.
- Record
CVE-2022-43517- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-46515
A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter STAR-CCM+ (All versions < V2306). The affected application improperly assigns file permissions to installation folders.
This could allow a local attacker with an unprivileged account to override or modify the service executables and subsequently gain elevated privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2022-46515- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hg77-f2qf-vwr3
A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter STAR-CCM+ (All versions). The affected...
A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter STAR-CCM+ (All versions). The affected application improperly assigns file permissions to installation folders. This could allow a local attacker with an unprivileged account to override or modify the service executables and subsequently gain elevated privileges.
- Record
GHSA-hg77-f2qf-vwr3- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter STAR-CCM+ (All versions < V2306). The affected application improperly assigns file permissions to installation folders.
This could allow a local attacker with an unprivileged account to override or modify the service executables and subsequently gain elevated privileges.
- Record
CVE-2022-43517- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-43517 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Siemens Simcenter Star-ccm+, published December 13, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 11th percentile. No source names a fixed version.