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AutoDesk AutoCAD: CVE-2021-40159: Security Advisory for Out-of-bounds Read, Out-of-bounds Write, and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities in Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD, Advance Steel and Civil 3D

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jan 12, 2022
Added
Jul 22, 2025
Modified
May 29, 2026

Description

CVE-2021-40159 - 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.

Solution

autodesk-autocad-upgrade-latest
Title
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