Out-of-bounds read in Simcenter Femap - CVE-2026-59701
Published: August 17, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU143626
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-59701
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 BMP 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
How to mitigate CVE-2026-59701
Install updates from vendor's website.
Simcenter Femap - update to 2606.0001