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CVE-2022-34278

A vulnerability has been identified in PADS Standard/Plus Viewer (All versions). The affected...

7.8 High

CVE-2022-34278 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Siemens Pads Standard/plus Viewer, published July 12, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.42%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
7.8 HighCVSS 3.1, NVD
Exploit chance
1.42%EPSS, 73rd percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in PADS Standard/Plus Viewer (All versions). The affected application is vulnerable to an out of bounds read past the end of an allocated buffer when parsing PCB files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process. (FG-VD-22-043)

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

1.42%Down 0.7 points since Jul 13, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.8

A vulnerability has been identified in PADS Standard/Plus Viewer (All versions). The affected application is vulnerable to an out of bounds read past the end of an allocated buffer when parsing PCB files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process. (FG-VD-22-043)

Record
CVE-2022-34278
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

A vulnerability has been identified in PADS Standard/Plus Viewer (All versions). The affected application is vulnerable to an out of bounds read past the end of an allocated buffer when parsing PCB files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process. (FG-VD-22-043)

Record
CVE-2022-34278
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-37238No score

A vulnerability has been identified in PADS Standard/Plus Viewer (All versions). The affected application is vulnerable to an out of bounds read past the end of an allocated buffer when parsing PCB files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process. (FG-VD-22-043)

Record
EUVD-2022-37238
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4hxw-7h4g-ph5c7.8

A vulnerability has been identified in PADS Standard/Plus Viewer (All versions). The affected...

A vulnerability has been identified in PADS Standard/Plus Viewer (All versions). The affected application is vulnerable to an out of bounds read past the end of an allocated buffer when parsing PCB files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process. (FG-VD-22-043)

Record
GHSA-4hxw-7h4g-ph5c
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

References

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