Siemens Simcenter Femap up to 2512.2 IPT File heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Siemens Simcenter Femap up to 2512.2. Impacted is an unknown function of the component IPT File Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-12659. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Siemens Simcenter Femap up to 2512.2. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component IPT File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Siemens Simcenter Femap contains a memory corruption vulnerability while parsing specially crafted IPT files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process.

The advisory is shared for download at cert-portal.siemens.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-12659 since 11/03/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 06/05/2026).

Upgrading to version 2512.0003 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Simcenter Femap 2512.0003

Timelineinfo

11/03/2025 CVE reserved
05/12/2026 +189 days Advisory disclosed
05/12/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/05/2026 +24 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: siemens.com

Advisory: ssa-870926
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-12659 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-12659
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-363016

Entryinfo

Created: 05/12/2026 15:44
Updated: 06/05/2026 05:46
Changes: 05/12/2026 15:44 (68), 06/05/2026 05:46 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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