CVE-2021-40160
A maliciously crafted PDF file prior to 9.0.7 may be forced to read beyond allocated boundaries...
PDFTron prior to 9.0.7 version may be forced to read beyond allocated boundaries when parsing a maliciously crafted 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
PDFTron prior to 9.0.7 version may be forced to read beyond allocated boundaries when parsing a maliciously crafted PDF file. This vulnerability can be exploited to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
CVE-2021-40160- 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 List No score
PDFTron prior to 9.0.7 version may be forced to read beyond allocated boundaries when parsing a maliciously crafted PDF file. This vulnerability can be exploited to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
CVE-2021-40160- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-27345 No score
PDFTron prior to 9.0.7 version may be forced to read beyond allocated boundaries when parsing a maliciously crafted PDF file. This vulnerability can be exploited to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
EUVD-2021-27345- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3xmw-g98x-jm5w
A maliciously crafted PDF file prior to 9.0.7 may be forced to read beyond allocated boundaries...
A maliciously crafted PDF file prior to 9.0.7 may be forced to read beyond allocated boundaries when parsing the PDF file. This vulnerability can be exploited to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
GHSA-3xmw-g98x-jm5w- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- autodesk advance steel
- autodesk autocad
- autodesk autocad architecture
- autodesk autocad electrical
- autodesk autocad lt
- autodesk autocad map 3d
- autodesk autocad mechanical
- autodesk autocad mep
- autodesk autocad plant 3d
- autodesk civil 3d
- autodesk design review
- autodesk navisworks
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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-2021-40160 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Autodesk Advance Steel, published December 23, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.60%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.