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CVE-2021-40158

HIGHEPSS 85th pctl
7.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A maliciously crafted JT file in Autodesk Inventor 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and AutoCAD 2022 may be forced to read beyond allocated boundaries when parsing the JT file. This vulnerability in conjunction with other vulnerabilities could lead to code execution in the context of the current process.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

How to fix

Remediation Available
advance steelNVD
Affected:>= 2022, < 2022.1.2Fixed in:2022.1.2CVE-2021-40158derived from NVD
autocadNVD
Affected:>= 2022, < 2022.1.2Fixed in:2022.1.2CVE-2021-40158derived from NVD
autocad architectureNVD
Affected:>= 2022, < 2022.1.2Fixed in:2022.1.2CVE-2021-40158derived from NVD
autocad electricalNVD
Affected:>= 2022, < 2022.1.2Fixed in:2022.1.2CVE-2021-40158derived from NVD
autocad ltNVD
Affected:>= 2022, < 2022.1.2Fixed in:2022.1.2CVE-2021-40158derived from NVD
autocad map 3dNVD
Affected:>= 2022, < 2022.1.2Fixed in:2022.1.2CVE-2021-40158derived from NVD
autocad mechanicalNVD
Affected:>= 2022, < 2022.1.2Fixed in:2022.1.2CVE-2021-40158derived from NVD
autocad mepNVD
Affected:>= 2022, < 2022.1.2Fixed in:2022.1.2CVE-2021-40158derived from NVD
autocad plant 3dNVD
Affected:>= 2022, < 2022.1.2Fixed in:2022.1.2CVE-2021-40158derived from NVD
civil 3dNVD
Affected:>= 2022, < 2022.1.2Fixed in:2022.1.2CVE-2021-40158derived from NVD
inventorNVD
Affected:>= 2022, < 2022.2Fixed in:2022.2CVE-2021-40158derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.89%probability of exploitation in 30 days
85thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 85% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVESeverityCVSSEPSSExploitedFix
CVE-2014-0160High7.5100%KEVFix
CVE-2025-5777High7.5100%KEV + RansomFix
CVE-2021-4034High7.895%KEVFix
CVE-2023-21769High7.592%-Fix
CVE-2023-49285High8.689%-Fix
CVE-2020-8794Critical9.889%-Fix
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.