CVE-2024-54094
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA vulnerability has been identified in Solid Edge SE2024 (All versions < V224.0 Update 5). The affected application is vulnerable to heap-based buffer overflow while parsing specially crafted PAR files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceSolid Edge SE2024 contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability when parsing specially crafted PAR files. An attacker can exploit this by providing a malicious PAR file, potentially achieving code execution in the context of the current user process.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 224.0= 224.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Solid Edge SE2024 installationCheck installed programs on the system for Siemens Solid Edge SE2024, or look for the Solid Edge application in Program Files. You can also check Add or Remove Programs in Windows Control Panel.Affected if Solid Edge SE2024 is not installed on the system, this CVE does not apply.
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Determine the installed version numberOpen Solid Edge SE2024 and navigate to Help > About, or right-click the SE2024 executable and select Properties > Details to view the File Version. Alternatively, check the Windows registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Siemens\Solid Edge\Version for the installed version string.Affected if The installed version is 224.0 or any version below 224.0 (for example, 223.0, 222.0, etc.).
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Identify PAR file parsing usageDetermine if the system routinely opens or processes .par files, which are part geometry files in Solid Edge. Check for recent .par files in user directories or monitor for PAR file imports in the application.Affected if The affected version of Solid Edge SE2024 is installed AND the application is used to open or parse PAR files from any source.
The environment is affected if Solid Edge SE2024 version 224.0 or any version below 224.0 is installed AND PAR files can be parsed by the application.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped224.0
Update Solid Edge SE2024 to version V224.0 Update 5 or later. Avoid opening PAR files from untrusted sources until the update is applied.
V224.0 Update 5
- Check current Solid Edge SE2024 version by opening the application and navigating to Help > About Solid Edge
- Download Solid Edge SE2024 V224.0 Update 5 or later from the official Siemens support portal (cert-portal.siemens.com)
- Close all Solid Edge instances and any related processes
- Run the installer for V224.0 Update 5 and follow the on-screen installation prompts
- Restart the application after installation completes
- Verify the installed version shows V224.0 Update 5 or later by checking Help > About Solid Edge
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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