CVE-2023-24978

Code execution via uninitialized SPP parser pointer

Published Feb 14, 2023 · Updated Mar 20, 2025

Uninitialized-pointer access in Siemens Tecnomatix Plant Simulation before 2201.0006 allows remote attackers to execute code via SPP files. The SPP parser accesses a pointer without initializing it, allowing execution in the context of the current process. Exploitation requires a user to open a crafted SPP file or visit a malicious page; success can crash the application or run code in its process.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.23%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Uninitialized-pointer access in Siemens Tecnomatix Plant Simulation before 2201.0006 allows remote attackers to execute code via SPP files. The SPP parser accesses a pointer without initializing it, allowing execution in the context of the current process. Exploitation requires a user to open a crafted SPP file or visit a malicious page; success can crash the application or run code in its process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-24978
Published
Feb 14, 2023
Updated
Mar 20, 2025
Vendor
Siemens
Product
Tecnomatix Plant Simulation
Classifications
CWE-824, T1203, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 14, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 20, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=All versions < V2201.0006

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Siemens · Tecnomatix Plant Simulationversion=All versions < V2201.0006

Published CVSS scores

7.8Siemens ProductCERTCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8NIST NVDCVSS: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 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-824Access of Uninitialized Pointer
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution
T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File

Public exploit references

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