CVE-2023-24978 Memory corruption in Tecnomatix Plant Simulation

Q: Is CVE-2023-24978 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-24978 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2023-24978?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-24978 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

High 7.8 Published 14 Feb 2023 Updated 20 Mar 2025

Attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening malicious SPP files in Siemens Tecnomatix Plant Simulation.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-24978?

CVE-2023-24978 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Siemens Tecnomatix Plant Simulation, published on 14 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in Tecnomatix Plant Simulation (All versions < V2201.0006). The affected application is vulnerable to uninitialized pointer access while parsing specially crafted SPP files. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. (ZDI-CAN-19788)

Weakness: CWE-824

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-24978?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Siemens Tecnomatix Plant Simulation.

How do I fix CVE-2023-24978?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-24978 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2023-24978 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-24978 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Siemens Tecnomatix Plant Simulation vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q2rw-6w82-7r2c.