# CVE-2022-34659: Information disclosure in Simcenter STAR-CCM+

> An attacker can retrieve user, host, and display name information when the public license server is enabled in Simcenter STAR-CCM+.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 14 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7jc3-54w2-9q65

## What is CVE-2022-34659?

CVE-2022-34659 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens Simcenter STAR-CCM+, published on 10 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter STAR-CCM+ (All versions only if the Power-on-Demand public license server is used). Affected applications expose user, host and display name of users, when the public license server is used. This could allow an attacker to retrieve this information.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-34659?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Siemens Simcenter Star-Ccm\+ Viewer.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-34659?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-34659 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-34659 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34659 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Siemens Simcenter STAR-CCM+

- [CVE-2022-24661](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24661/): Memory corruption in Simcenter STAR-CCM+ Viewer (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-42024](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-42024/): Memory corruption in Simcenter STAR-CCM+ Viewer (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-34659 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-34659 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens Simcenter STAR-CCM+, published on 10 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34659 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens Simcenter STAR-CCM+. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34659/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34659/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-34659
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-34659
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-34659

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34659/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.