Buffer overflow in Siemens Simcenter Femap

CVE-2025-40762

A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter Femap V2406 (All versions < V2406.0003), Simcenter Femap V2412 (All versions < V2412.0002). The affected applications contain an out of bounds write vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted STP file. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process.(ZDI-CAN-26692)

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

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 (4.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 4.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-40762: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

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

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-40762?
CVE-2025-40762 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Simcenter Femap, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-08-12.
How severe is CVE-2025-40762?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-40762 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.