CVE-2021-37176 json
A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter Femap V2020.2 (All versions), Simcenter Femap V2021.1 (All versions).
published 2021-09-14 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-23750
- cvss
- 3.3
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter Femap V2020.2 (All versions), Simcenter Femap V2021.1 (All versions). The femap.exe application lacks proper validation of user-supplied data when parsing modfem files. This could result in an out of bounds read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to leak information in the context of the current process. (ZDI-CAN-14260)
Patch / fix
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
cisa ICSA-21-257-04 updated cvss 3.3
Siemens Simcenter Femap
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Siemens Simcenter Femap V2020.2 Siemens Simcenter Femap V2021.1affected: fixed in V2021.2, mitigation
Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 3.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Siemens Simcenter Femap V2020.2
- Siemens Simcenter Femap V2021.1
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
References
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cert-portal.siemens.com
/productcert/pdf/ssa-997732.pdf
patch, vendor-advisory
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zerodayinitiative.com
/advisories/ZDI-21-1073/
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-37176
- NVD CVE-2021-37176
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