What is CVE-2021-41540?

CVE-2021-41540 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Solid Edge, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-09-28.

How severe is CVE-2021-41540?

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

Use After Free in Siemens Solid Edge

CVE-2021-41540

A vulnerability has been identified in Solid Edge SE2021 (All versions < SE2021MP8). The affected application contains a use-after-free vulnerability while parsing OBJ files. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process (ZDI-CAN-13776).

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.012 (63.9th 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

Siemens Solid_edge — versions se2021
Siemens Solid Edge Se2021 — versions All versions < SE2021MP8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

productcert@siemens.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
productcert@siemens.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-41540?: CVE-2021-41540 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Solid Edge, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-09-28.
How severe is CVE-2021-41540?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.