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Medium severity6.7NVD Advisory· Published Oct 8, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2024-47196

CVE-2024-47196

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in ModelSim (All versions < V2025.2), Questa (All versions < V2025.2). vsimk.exe in affected applications allows a specific tcl file to be loaded from the current working directory. This could allow an authenticated local attacker to inject arbitrary code and escalate privileges in installations where administrators or processes with elevated privileges launch vsimk.exe from a user-writable directory.

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Affected products

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  • Siemens Foundation/ModelSim3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:modelsim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:modelsim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <2024.3
    • (no CPE)range: <V2025.2
    • (no CPE)range: 0
  • Siemens Foundation/Questa3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:siemens:questa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:questa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <2024.3
    • (no CPE)range: <V2025.2
    • (no CPE)range: 0

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