CVE-2022-41851

highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.003 · 17 %ileDEEUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.26% (17th) EPSS

CVSS 7.8 · high

Is it mine?

15 products

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Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cisa_csaf_ot · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A vulnerability has been identified in JTTK (All versions < V11.1.1.0), Simcenter Femap V2022.1 (All versions < V2022.1.3), Simcenter Femap V2022.2 (All versions < V2022.2.2). The JTTK library is vulnerable to an uninitialized pointer reference vulnerability while parsing specially crafted JT files. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. (ZDI-CAN-16973)

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedJTTKsiemens_psirt
Update to V11.1.1.0 or later version
https://support.sw.siemens.com/
FixedSimcenter Femap V2022.1siemens_psirt
Update to V2022.1.3 or later version
https://support.sw.siemens.com/
FixedSimcenter Femap V2022.2siemens_psirt
Update to V2022.2.2 or later version
https://support.sw.siemens.com/
FixedJTTKcisa_csaf_ot
Update to V11.1.1.0 or later version
https://support.sw.siemens.com/
FixedSimcenter Femap V2022.1cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V2022.1.3 or later version
https://support.sw.siemens.com/
FixedSimcenter Femap V2022.2cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V2022.2.2 or later version
https://support.sw.siemens.com/
WorkaroundJTTKsiemens_psirt
Do not open untrusted files using JTTK or Simcenter Femap
WorkaroundSimcenter Femap V2022.1siemens_psirt
Do not open untrusted files using JTTK or Simcenter Femap
WorkaroundSimcenter Femap V2022.2siemens_psirt
Do not open untrusted files using JTTK or Simcenter Femap
WorkaroundJTTKcisa_csaf_ot
Do not open untrusted files using JTTK or Simcenter Femap
WorkaroundSimcenter Femap V2022.1cisa_csaf_ot
Do not open untrusted files using JTTK or Simcenter Femap
WorkaroundSimcenter Femap V2022.2cisa_csaf_ot
Do not open untrusted files using JTTK or Simcenter Femap

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · CISA US

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondaryexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Siemens ProductCERT DE

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-824USCWE-824USCWE-824US

affected products (15)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

JTTKall versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Simcenter Femap V2022.1all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Simcenter Femap V2022.2all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens JTTK< V11.1.1.0cisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens Simcenter Femap V2022.1< V2022.1.3cisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens Simcenter Femap V2022.2< V2022.2.2cisa_csaf_otUS
Siemens JTTKAll versions → V11.1.1.0enisa_euvdEU
Siemens Simcenter Femap V2022.1All versions → V2022.1.3enisa_euvdEU
Siemens Simcenter Femap V2022.2All versions → V2022.2.2enisa_euvdEU
siemens jt open toolkit< 11.1.1.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:siemens:jt_open_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens simcenter femap2022.1.0 → 2022.1.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:siemens:simcenter_femap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens simcenter femap2022.2.0 → 2022.2.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:siemens:simcenter_femap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Siemens JTTK< V11.1.1.0siemens_psirtDE
Siemens Simcenter Femap V2022.1< V2022.1.3siemens_psirtDE
Siemens Simcenter Femap V2022.2< V2022.2.2siemens_psirtDE

advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

SSA-611756SSA-611756: JT File Parsing Vulnerability in JTTK and Simcenter Femap2022-10-11csaf · siemens_psirtDE
JT Open Toolkit (JTTK) and Simcenter Femap are affected by an uninitialized pointer reference vulnerability that could be triggered while parsing JT files. If a user is tricked to open a malicious JT file with any of the affected products, this could cause the application to crash or potentially lead to arbitrary code execution. Siemens has released updates for the affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions.
ICSA-22-286-10Siemens JT Open Toolkit and Simcenter Femap2022-10-11icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
JT Open Toolkit (JTTK) and Simcenter Femap are affected by an uninitialized pointer reference vulnerability that could be triggered while parsing JT files. If a user is tricked to open a malicious JT file with any of the affected products, this could cause the application to crash or potentially lead to arbitrary code execution. Siemens has released updates for the affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions.

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Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd cisa_csaf_ot nvd siemens_psirt NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2022-10-11modified 2026-06-17

references (5)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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