CVE-2020-28386

Code execution via DFT parser out-of-bounds write

Published Jan 12, 2021 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Out-of-bounds write in Siemens Solid Edge allows attackers to execute code in the current process through a crafted DFT file. The DFT parser fails to validate user-supplied file data before writing past the end of an allocated structure. Exploitation requires a user to open the file or visit a malicious page and affects SE2020 before SE2020MP12 and SE2021 before SE2021MP2.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability2.63%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Out-of-bounds write in Siemens Solid Edge allows attackers to execute code in the current process through a crafted DFT file. The DFT parser fails to validate user-supplied file data before writing past the end of an allocated structure. Exploitation requires a user to open the file or visit a malicious page and affects SE2020 before SE2020MP12 and SE2021 before SE2021MP2.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-28386
Published
Jan 12, 2021
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Siemens
Product
Solid Edge
Classifications
CWE-787, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 12, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=All Versions < SE2020MP12
  2. Affected versionversion=All Versions < SE2021MP2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Siemens · Solid Edgeversion=All Versions < SE2020MP12; version=All Versions < SE2021MP2

Published CVSS scores

7.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File

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