CVE-2021-40159 Information disclosure in Inventor
Attackers can exploit information disclosure in JT files to potentially achieve code execution in Autodesk Inventor.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-40159?
CVE-2021-40159 is a high-severity vulnerability in Autodesk Advance Steel, published on 25 Jan 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-40159?
It affects 11 products.
Products include Autodesk Advance Steel, Autodesk Autocad, Autodesk Autocad Architecture, Autodesk Autocad Electrical, Autodesk Autocad Lt, Autodesk Autocad Map 3d and 5 more.
How do I fix CVE-2021-40159?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-40159 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-40159 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-40159 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Autodesk Advance Steel
- CVE-2026-7406 BMP File Parsing Untrusted Pointer Dereference in certain Autodesk products
- CVE-2026-16463 DXF File Parsing Heap-Based Overflow in Autodesk AutoCAD
- CVE-2025-8893 PDF File Parsing Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-8894 PDF File Parsing Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-5046 DGN File Parsing Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-67q4-7j7w-j6hx.