CVE-2021-40155
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 15, 2021 at 04:35 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:06 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNavisworks
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%
Description
A maliciously crafted DWG file in Autodesk Navisworks 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 can be forced to read beyond allocated boundaries when parsing the DWG files. This vulnerability can be exploited to execute arbitrary code.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2021-0009CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125
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