CVE-2021-40161
A Memory Corruption vulnerability may lead to code execution through maliciously crafted DLL...
A Memory Corruption vulnerability may lead to code execution through maliciously crafted DLL files through PDFTron earlier than 9.0.7 version.
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 Memory Corruption vulnerability may lead to code execution through maliciously crafted DLL files through PDFTron earlier than 9.0.7 version.
- Record
CVE-2021-40161- 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
- 4.4 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A Memory Corruption vulnerability may lead to code execution through maliciously crafted DLL files through PDFTron earlier than 9.0.7 version.
- Record
CVE-2021-40161- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-27346 No score
A Memory Corruption vulnerability may lead to code execution through maliciously crafted DLL files through PDFTron earlier than 9.0.7 version.
- Record
EUVD-2021-27346- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v4wc-276h-mcm2
A Memory Corruption vulnerability may lead to code execution through maliciously crafted DLL...
A Memory Corruption vulnerability may lead to code execution through maliciously crafted DLL files through PDF earlier than 9.0.7 version.
- Record
GHSA-v4wc-276h-mcm2- 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-427
- 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-2021-40161 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 1.50%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.