CVE-2021-40167
A Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Autodesk Design Review 2018, 2017, 2013, 2012, 2011 and...
A malicious crafted dwf or .pct file when consumed through DesignReview.exe application could lead to memory corruption vulnerability by read access violation. This vulnerability in conjunction with other vulnerabilities could lead to code execution in the context of the current process.
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 malicious crafted dwf or .pct file when consumed through DesignReview.exe application could lead to memory corruption vulnerability by read access violation. This vulnerability in conjunction with other vulnerabilities could lead to code execution in the context of the current process.
- Record
CVE-2021-40167- 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
A malicious crafted dwf or .pct file when consumed through DesignReview.exe application could lead to memory corruption vulnerability by read access violation. This vulnerability in conjunction with other vulnerabilities could lead to code execution in the context of the current process.
- Record
CVE-2021-40167- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-27352 No score
A malicious crafted dwf or .pct file when consumed through DesignReview.exe application could lead to memory corruption vulnerability by read access violation. This vulnerability in conjunction with other vulnerabilities could lead to code execution in the context of the current process.
- Record
EUVD-2021-27352- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jxv7-pgr4-p3g5
A Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Autodesk Design Review 2018, 2017, 2013, 2012, 2011 and...
A Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Autodesk Design Review 2018, 2017, 2013, 2012, 2011 and prior may lead to remote code execution through maliciously crafted DWF and TGA files.
- Record
GHSA-jxv7-pgr4-p3g5- 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-119
- 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-2021-40167 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Autodesk Design Review, published January 25, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.73%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.