CVE-2024-53977 – “ModelSim and Questa Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability”

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2024-53977 vulnerability over time.

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  • New CVE Received
    by [email protected]

    Feb. 11, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A vulnerability has been identified in ModelSim (All versions < V2025.1), Questa (All versions < V2025.1). An example setup script contained in affected applications allows a specific executable 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 the script from a user-writable directory.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-427
    Added Reference https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-637914.html
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