CVE-2021-27045
A maliciously crafted PDF file in Autodesk Navisworks 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 can be forced to...
A maliciously crafted PDF file in Autodesk Navisworks 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 can be forced to read beyond allocated boundaries when parsing the PDF file. This vulnerability can be exploited to execute arbitrary code.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A maliciously crafted PDF file in Autodesk Navisworks 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 can be forced to read beyond allocated boundaries when parsing the PDF file. This vulnerability can be exploited to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
CVE-2021-27045- 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 - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
A maliciously crafted PDF file in Autodesk Navisworks 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 can be forced to read beyond allocated boundaries when parsing the PDF file. This vulnerability can be exploited to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
CVE-2021-27045- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-13816No score
A maliciously crafted PDF file in Autodesk Navisworks 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 can be forced to read beyond allocated boundaries when parsing the PDF file. This vulnerability can be exploited to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
EUVD-2021-13816- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8f7q-x4r8-9427No score
A maliciously crafted PDF file in Autodesk Navisworks 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 can be forced to...
A maliciously crafted PDF file in Autodesk Navisworks 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 can be forced to read beyond allocated boundaries when parsing the PDF file. This vulnerability can be exploited to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
GHSA-8f7q-x4r8-9427- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-27045 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Autodesk Navisworks, published September 15, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.96%, the 61st percentile. No source names a fixed version.