Out-of-bounds read in Simcenter Femap and Simcenter Nastran - CVE-2026-23720
Published: February 12, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU122772
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23720
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted NDB file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system, leading to arbitrary code execution.
Affected software
Simcenter Femap
Simcenter Nastran
Simcenter Nastran
How to mitigate CVE-2026-23720
Install updates from vendor's website.
Simcenter Femap - update to 2512
Simcenter Nastran - update to 2512
Simcenter Nastran - update to 2512