CVE-2021-40159 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

An Information Disclosure vulnerability for JT files in Autodesk Inventor 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 in conjunction with other vulnerabilities may lead to code execution through maliciously crafted JT files in the context of the current process.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Autodesk	Advance Steel Autocad Autocad Architecture Autocad Electrical Autocad Lt Autocad Map 3d Autocad Mechanical Autocad Mep Autocad Plant 3d Civil 3d Inventor

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:advance_steel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:autocad::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:autocad_architecture::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:autocad_electrical::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:autocad_lt::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:autocad_map_3d::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:autocad_mechanical::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:autocad_mep::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:autocad_plant_3d::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:civil_3d::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:inventor:2019:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:inventor:2020:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:inventor:2021:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:inventor:2022:::::::*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2022-0002
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-282/
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-289/

History

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 22:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: autodesk

Published: 2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2026-10-08T21:03:15.767Z

Reserved: 2021-08-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-40159

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T02:27:31.832Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-01-25T20:15:08.327

Modified: 2026-10-08T21:17:42.020

Link: CVE-2021-40159

Redhat

No data.

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