Out-of-bounds Read in Autodesk Advance Steel

CVE-2021-40158

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.029 (85.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40158?
CVE-2021-40158 is a high-severity vulnerability in Autodesk Advance Steel, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-01-25.
How severe is CVE-2021-40158?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-40158 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.