CVE-2021-45845

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 25, 2022 at 12:55 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:14 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxFreecad

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

The Path Sanity Check script of FreeCAD 0.19 is vulnerable to OS command injection, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted FCStd document.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

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

References (3)

x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/pull/5306
x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
https://tracker.freecad.org/view.php?id=4810
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5229

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-78

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