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CVE-2021-40159

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-40159 is an information disclosure vulnerability affecting Autodesk Inventor 2019-2022 when processing maliciously crafted JT files. This vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), could lead to code execution in conjunction with other vulnerabilities, requiring user interaction (UI:R) to open the malicious file. While the potential impact is high (C:H, I:H, A:H), there is currently no public exploit code available, nor is it listed on the KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 2022, < 2022.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:advance_steel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 2022, < 2022.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:autocad:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 2022, < 2022.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:autocad_architecture:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 2022, < 2022.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:autocad_electrical:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 2022, < 2022.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:autocad_lt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.30%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0230 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 11,617 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

autodesk.com / trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2022-0002
Vendor Advisory
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-22-282
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-22-289
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry