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CVE-2021-40160

HIGH

7.8

CVSS Score

Published: December 23, 2021 at 06:31 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:06 AM UTC

13 products affected across 1 vendorAutoCADAutoCAD ElectricalCivil 3D

Using Revit, Navisworks, Autodesk® Advance Steel, AutoCAD®, AutoCAD® Architecture, AutoCAD® Electrical, AutoCAD® Map 3D, AutoCAD® Mechanical, AutoCAD® MEP, AutoCAD® Plant 3D, AutoCAD® LT, Autodesk® Civil 3D, AutoCAD® Mac, AutoCAD® LT for Mac by N/A?

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Severity

HIGH7.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 2%

Description

PDFTron prior to 9.0.7 version may be forced to read beyond allocated boundaries when parsing a maliciously crafted PDF file. 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.

Advance Steel · Autodesk

95%

v < 9.0.72022 ≤ v < 2022.1.1

Affected range stops below 2022.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.0.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

AutoCAD · Autodesk

95%

v < 9.0.72022 ≤ v < 2022.1.12022 ≤ v < 2022.2

Affected range stops below 2022.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2022.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.0.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

AutoCAD Architecture · Autodesk

95%

v < 9.0.72022 ≤ v < 2022.1.1

Affected range stops below 2022.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.0.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

AutoCAD Electrical · Autodesk

95%

v < 9.0.72022 ≤ v < 2022.1.1

Affected range stops below 2022.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.0.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

AutoCAD LT · Autodesk

95%

v < 9.0.72022 ≤ v < 2022.1.12022 ≤ v < 2022.2

Affected range stops below 2022.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2022.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.0.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

AutoCAD MAP 3D · Autodesk

95%

v < 9.0.72022 ≤ v < 2022.1.1

Affected range stops below 2022.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.0.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

AutoCAD Mechanical · Autodesk

95%

v < 9.0.72022 ≤ v < 2022.1.1

Affected range stops below 2022.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.0.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

AutoCAD MEP · Autodesk

95%

v < 9.0.72022 ≤ v < 2022.1.1

Affected range stops below 2022.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.0.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

AutoCAD Plant 3D · Autodesk

95%

v < 9.0.72022 ≤ v < 2022.1.1

Affected range stops below 2022.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.0.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Civil 3D · Autodesk

95%

v < 9.0.72022 ≤ v < 2022.1.1

Affected range stops below 2022.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.0.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2021-0010

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2021-0010

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]

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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