CVE-2021-40156

7.8 highEPSS 1.0%

High (7.8) in autodesk navisworks. EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A maliciously crafted DWG file in Autodesk Navisworks 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 can be forced to write beyond allocated boundaries when parsing the DWG files. This vulnerability can be exploited to execute arbitrary code.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 1.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 62% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-787
Published: 2021-09-15
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

autodesk:navisworks

References

https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2021-0009
https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2021-0009

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