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CVE-2024-45475 Siemens CVE debrief

CVE-2024-45475 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Siemens Teamcenter Visualization affecting versions V14.2, V14.3, and V2312. The flaw occurs during parsing of specially crafted WRL (VRML) files, which can lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current process when combined with other vulnerabilities. Published by CISA on December 10, 2024, and last modified on May 6, 2025, this vulnerability carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.8 (HIGH). The attack vector requires local access with user interaction—an attacker must convince a victim to open a malicious WRL file. Siemens has released patched versions for all affected product lines.

Vendor
Siemens
Product
Tecnomatix Plant Simulation V2302
CVSS
HIGH 7.8
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2024-12-10
Original CVE updated
2025-05-06
Advisory published
2024-12-10
Advisory updated
2025-05-06

Who should care

Organizations using Siemens Teamcenter Visualization for product lifecycle management and CAD visualization, particularly in manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, and industrial sectors. Security teams responsible for OT/ICS environments where Teamcenter Visualization is deployed. Incident response teams tracking CAD-related attack vectors.

Technical summary

The vulnerability exists in the WRL (VRML) file parsing component of Siemens Teamcenter Visualization. Specially crafted WRL files trigger memory corruption during parsing operations. The vulnerability is exploitable only through local attack vector (AV:L) with required user interaction (UI:R), meaning an attacker must deliver a malicious file and convince a victim to open it. Successful exploitation yields high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). The vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV and shows no evidence of known ransomware campaign use. Siemens released patches for all affected versions on or before the December 10, 2024 publication date.

Defensive priority

HIGH

Recommended defensive actions

  • Apply vendor patches: Update Teamcenter Visualization V14.2 to V14.2.0.14 or later, V14.3 to V14.3.0.12 or later, and V2312 to V2312.0008 or later
  • Implement application whitelisting to prevent execution of untrusted Teamcenter Visualization instances
  • Train users to avoid opening WRL files from untrusted sources
  • Deploy endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions with behavioral monitoring for CAD/visualization applications
  • Consider network segmentation for systems running Teamcenter Visualization to limit lateral movement potential

Evidence notes

Vulnerability details sourced from CISA CSAF advisory ICSA-24-347-09 and Siemens security advisory SSA-645131. Affected products confirmed through CSAF product tree: Teamcenter Visualization V14.2, V14.3, and V2312. CVSS vector AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H indicates local attack vector requiring user interaction but resulting in complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2024-45475 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45475

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2024-45475 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45475

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

  • Source item URL

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2024/icsa-24-284-13.json

    cisa_csaf

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/csaf/ssa-583523.json

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-583523.html

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-284-13

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/alerts/ICS-ALERT-10-301-01

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://us-cert.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/recommended_practices/NCCIC_ICS-CERT_Defense_in_Depth_2016_S508C.pdf

    Reference

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.