CVE-2021-27040
A maliciously crafted DWG file can be forced to read beyond allocated boundaries when parsing the...
A maliciously crafted DWG file can be forced to read beyond allocated boundaries when parsing the DWG 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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A maliciously crafted DWG file can be forced to read beyond allocated boundaries when parsing the DWG file. This vulnerability can be exploited to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
CVE-2021-27040- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A maliciously crafted DWG file can be forced to read beyond allocated boundaries when parsing the DWG file. This vulnerability can be exploited to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
CVE-2021-27040- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-13811 No score
A maliciously crafted DWG file can be forced to read beyond allocated boundaries when parsing the DWG file. This vulnerability can be exploited to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
EUVD-2021-13811- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qxw7-h89m-x9wf
A maliciously crafted DWG file can be forced to read beyond allocated boundaries when parsing the...
A maliciously crafted DWG file can be forced to read beyond allocated boundaries when parsing the DWG file. This vulnerability can be exploited to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
GHSA-qxw7-h89m-x9wf- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-125, CWE-787
- 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 dwg trueview
- iconics genesis64
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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-2021-27040 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Autodesk Advance Steel, published June 25, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.74%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2021-0004
zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1238
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27040
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qxw7-h89m-x9wf