CVE-2026-5493 — Out-of-bounds Write in Electronics Proteus
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 80.32%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedApr 11
Description
Labcenter Electronics Proteus PDSPRJ File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Labcenter Electronics Proteus. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the parsing of PDSPRJ files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied …
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9
Affected Packages1 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
1GHSA▶
GHSA-x955-p5cf-56m4: Labcenter Electronics Proteus PDSPRJ File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability↗2026-04-11