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CVE-2021-40159

CVE-2021-40159HIGH

n/a Inventor — An Information Disclosure vulnerability for JT files in Autodesk Inventor 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 in conjunction with other vulnerabilitie…

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   N   R  U  H  H  H    7.8   .0230   83.0     —

AFFECTED
  Product   Versions                  Fixed
  Inventor  2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 –  —

TIMELINE
  Aug 27  Reserved by autodesk
  Jan 25  Published (CNA: autodesk)
  Oct 8   ENRICHED — CVE-2021-40159 (Inventor). Received CVSS 7.8 and CPE data from NVD.

CWE-200 · CNA: autodesk · CVSS v3.1 · 3 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

An Information Disclosure vulnerability for JT files in Autodesk Inventor 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 in conjunction with other vulnerabilities may lead to code execution through maliciously crafted JT files in the context of the current process.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
August 27, 2021	Reserved	Reserved by autodesk
January 25, 2022	Published	Published (CNA: autodesk)
October 8, 2026	ENRICHED	ENRICHED — CVE-2021-40159 (Inventor). Received CVSS 7.8 and CPE data from NVD.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	Inventor	—	2022, 2021, 2020, 2019	—

Weaknesses

CWE-200

References (3)

https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2022-0002 [Vendor Advisory]
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-282/ [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-289/ [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]

Authoritative record: CVE-2021-40159 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-200

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