What is CVE-2021-40167?

CVE-2021-40167 is a high-severity vulnerability in Autodesk Design Review, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-01-25.

How severe is CVE-2021-40167?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Autodesk Design Review

CVE-2021-40167

A malicious crafted dwf or .pct file when consumed through DesignReview.exe application could lead to memory corruption vulnerability by read access violation. This vulnerability in conjunction with other vulnerabilities could lead to code execution in the context of the current process.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2022-01-25 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.077 (94.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.077 · newest: 0.077 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Autodesk Design Review — versions 2018
Autodesk® Design Review — versions 2018

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2022-0004 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40167?: CVE-2021-40167 is a high-severity vulnerability in Autodesk Design Review, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-01-25.
How severe is CVE-2021-40167?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.