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CVE-2023-40490

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-40490 is a Use-After-Free vulnerability in Maxon Cinema 4D, specifically affecting the parsing of SKP files. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on a user's system if they open a specially crafted SKP file or visit a malicious page. Rated 7.8 HIGH on CVSS, exploitation requires user interaction and could lead to full compromise of the affected process. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the vulnerability poses a serious risk due to its potential for remote code execution.

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
0.26%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
17.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0026 is in the 17th 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-23-1190
Third Party Advisory