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Plain-English summary
CVE-2023-24565 is a low-severity information disclosure issue in Siemens Solid Edge when opening a malicious STL file. An attacker would need a user to open the crafted file locally. The reported impact is limited to possible sensitive information disclosure, not code execution or system takeover.
Executive priority
Handle through normal patch management for engineering workstations, especially where third-party STL files are common. This does not appear to require emergency response unless local business workflows create high exposure to untrusted CAD files.
Technical view
Affected Solid Edge versions can read past the end of an allocated buffer while parsing specially crafted STL files. The issue is CWE-125 with CVSS 3.1 score 3.3, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N. Siemens tracks it as ZDI-CAN-19428.
Likely exposure
Exposure is mainly engineering workstations using affected Siemens Solid Edge SE2022 or SE2023 versions and processing externally supplied STL files. Network-facing exposure is not indicated by the CVSS vector.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show active exploitation, and the CVE is not marked KEV. Exploitation requires user interaction: opening a specially crafted STL file in an affected local application.
Researcher notes
The affected list includes an inconsistent Solid Edge SE2022 entry stating all versions, while other entries specify fixed thresholds. Treat Siemens SSA-491245 as the authoritative source before closing remediation.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory Solid Edge SE2022 and SE2023 installations.
- Update SE2022 to V222.0MP12 or later where applicable.
- Update SE2023 to V223.0Update2 or later.
- Consult Siemens SSA-491245 for exact vendor guidance.
- Limit opening STL files from untrusted sources.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed Solid Edge product and version on engineering endpoints.
- Compare versions against Siemens affected-version ranges.
- Check whether STL files are received from external parties.
- Verify patch status against Siemens SSA-491245.
- Review endpoint controls for untrusted CAD file handling.
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- Low
- CVSS
- 3.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C1.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
3.3LowVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-491245.pdfCVE reference
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