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Labcenter Electronics Proteus Malicious File Can Run Code on Your Computer
CVE-2026-5495
Summary
Labcenter Electronics Proteus software has a security flaw that lets hackers run malicious code on your computer if you open a specially crafted file or visit a website that contains the file. This can happen if you don't have the latest updates installed. Update to the latest version of Proteus to fix this issue.
Original title
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 installat...
Original 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 processing of PDSPRJ files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-25720.
The specific flaw exists within the processing of PDSPRJ files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-25720.
nvd CVSS3.0
7.8
Vulnerability type
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write
Published: 11 Apr 2026 · Updated: 11 Apr 2026 · First seen: 11 Apr 2026