What is CVE-2023-30986?

CVE-2023-30986 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Solid Edge Se2023, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-05-09.

How severe is CVE-2023-30986?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Siemens Solid Edge Se2023

CVE-2023-30986

A vulnerability has been identified in Solid Edge SE2023 (All versions < V223.0 Update 3), Solid Edge SE2023 (All versions < V223.0 Update 2). Affected applications contain a memory corruption vulnerability while parsing specially crafted STP files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process. (ZDI-CAN-19561)

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2023-05-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (11.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-25.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 11.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Siemens Solid Edge Se2023 — versions All versions < V223.0 Update 3, All versions < V223.0 Update 2
Siemens Solid Edge Se2023 — versions update_0001

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-932528.pdf (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-30986?: CVE-2023-30986 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Solid Edge Se2023, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-05-09.
How severe is CVE-2023-30986?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.