What is CVE-2022-28662?

CVE-2022-28662 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens Simcenter Femap, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-04-12.

How severe is CVE-2022-28662?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Siemens Simcenter Femap

CVE-2022-28662

A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter Femap (All versions < V2022.1.2). The affected application contains an out of bounds write past the end of an allocated buffer while parsing specially crafted .NEU files. This could allow an attacker to leverage this vulnerability to leak information in the context of the current process. (ZDI-CAN-15307)

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2022-04-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (57.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Siemens Simcenter Femap — versions All versions < V2022.1.2
Siemens Simcenter Femap

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-998762.pdf (Patch, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-28662?: CVE-2022-28662 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens Simcenter Femap, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-04-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-28662?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.