{"id":79056,"date":"2025-09-28T18:44:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T18:44:08","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-01T13:08:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T19:08:56","slug":"cve-2025-40762-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-simcenter-femap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-40762-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-simcenter-femap\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-40762: Out of Bounds Write Vulnerability in Simcenter Femap<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A critical vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-40762, has been discovered in Siemens&#8217; Simcenter Femap software. This vulnerability affects two versions of the software: V2406 (All versions < V2406.0003) and V2412 (All versions < V2412.0002). The impact of this vulnerability is significant, as it could potentially allow an attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-58163-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-freescout-help-desk-software\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86326\">execute arbitrary code<\/a> in the context of the current process, leading to total system compromise or data leakage.<br \/>\nThis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22429-critical-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-due-to-a-logic-error\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86280\">vulnerability is particularly concerning due<\/a> to the widespread use of Simcenter Femap in various industries, including automotive, aerospace, and electronics. Companies using the affected versions of this software are at risk and need to take swift action to mitigate the threat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-40762<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.8 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-58176-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-dive-mcp-host-desktop-application\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86333\">Execution of arbitrary code<\/a>, potential system compromise, and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3104095594\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Simcenter Femap | V2406 (All versions < V2406.0003)\nSimcenter Femap | V2412 (All versions < V2412.0002)\n\n<strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53204-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-ovatheme-eventlist\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86287\">vulnerability lies within the application&#8217;s handling of STP files<\/a>. An attacker can exploit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55383-critical-file-upload-vulnerability-in-moss-before-v0-15\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86311\">vulnerability by crafting a malicious STP file<\/a> that, when parsed by the application, triggers an out-of-bounds write error. This error can cause <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22435-critical-memory-corruption-vulnerability-leading-to-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86276\">memory corruption<\/a>, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here is a conceptual example of a shell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55583-critical-unauthenticated-os-command-injection-vulnerability-in-d-link-dir-868l-b1-router-firmware\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86293\">command that could potentially exploit this vulnerability<\/a>:<\/p><div id=\"ameeb-118457659\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># Crafting a malicious STP file\necho &quot;malicious_payload&quot; &gt; exploit.stp\n# Sending the malicious STP file to the target system\nscp exploit.stp user@target:\/path\/to\/femap\/input\/<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Please note that the above example is purely conceptual and serves to illustrate the potential method of exploitation. The actual exploit would require a detailed understanding of the Simcenter Femap&#8217;s STP file parsing mechanism and the specific memory layout to successfully execute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47099-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-incopy-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86813\">arbitrary code<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview A critical vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-40762, has been discovered in Siemens&#8217; Simcenter Femap software. This vulnerability affects two versions of the software: V2406 (All versions < V2406.0003) and V2412 (All versions < V2412.0002). The impact of this vulnerability is significant, as it could potentially allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context [&hellip;]\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[86],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-79056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-buffer-overflow"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79056"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79056\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79652,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79056\/revisions\/79652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79056"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=79056"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=79056"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=79056"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=79056"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=79056"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=79056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}