CVSS 3.1
7.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2022-40656
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NIKON NIS-Elements Viewer 13.2.0.21165. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of ND2 files. Crafted data in a ND2 file can trigger a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-15072.
Severity
- EPSS
- 1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 67% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-125
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- nikon:nis-elements_viewer
References
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1212/
- https://www.software-dl.microscope.healthcare.nikon.com/vuln/index.html
- https://www.software-dl.microscope.healthcare.nikon.com/vuln/pdf/Vulnerabilities_on_NIS-Elements_Freeware_and_L_en_240917_02.pdf
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1212/