OpenCFD OpenFOAM 2506 Simulation File code injection

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A vulnerability was found in OpenCFD OpenFOAM 2506. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Simulation File Handler. The manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-61982. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in OpenCFD OpenFOAM 2506. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Simulation File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An arbitrary code execution vulnerability exists in the Code Stream directive functionality of OpenCFD OpenFOAM 2506. A specially crafted OpenFOAM simulation file can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

It is possible to read the advisory at talosintelligence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-61982 since 10/21/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/20/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 299490 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-61982), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (299490). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• OpenCFD

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• OpenFOAM

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• 2506

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