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CVE-2023-40489

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-40489 is a Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Maxon Cinema 4D, specifically affecting its SKP file parsing. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations when a user opens a malicious SKP file or visits a malicious page. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), exploitation requires user interaction and could lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, indicating no active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2023.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nemetschek:cinema_4d:2023.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/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
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.38%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
30.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0038 is in the 29th percentile among its peer group of 11,616 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

zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-23-1193
Third Party Advisory