Vulnerability in Autodesk Design Review

CVE-2021-27038

A Type Confusion vulnerability in Autodesk Design Review 2018, 2017, 2013, 2012, 2011 can occur when processing a maliciously crafted PDF file. A malicious actor can leverage this to execute arbitrary code.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.018 (77.2th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-27038: held from 0.018 to 0.018.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Autodesk Design Review — versions 2011, 2012, 2013
  • Autodesk Design Review — versions 2018, 2017, 2013, 2012, 2011

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-27038?
CVE-2021-27038 is a high-severity vulnerability in Autodesk Design Review, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-07-09.
How severe is CVE-2021-27038?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-27038 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.