# CVE-2022-41211: Memory corruption in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author

> Arbitrary code execution via memory corruption when opening malicious files in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author or Viewer.

- **Severity:** High 7.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 1 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cpwf-rj72-cfwc

## What is CVE-2022-41211?

CVE-2022-41211 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Sap 3d Visual Enterprise Viewer, published on 8 Nov 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

Due to lack of proper memory management, when a victim opens manipulated file received from untrusted sources in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author and SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer, Arbitrary Code Execution can be triggered when payload forces:Re-use of dangling pointer which refers to overwritten space in memory. The accessed memory must be filled with code to execute the attack. Therefore, repeated success is unlikely.Stack-based buffer overflow. Since the memory overwritten is random, based on access rights of the memory, repeated success is not assured.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write), CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41211?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Sap 3d Visual Enterprise Author, Sap 3d Visual Enterprise Viewer.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-41211?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-41211 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-41211 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41211 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Sap 3d Visual Enterprise Viewer

- [CVE-2022-39803](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39803/): Memory corruption in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-39804](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39804/): Memory corruption in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-39805](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39805/): Memory corruption in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-39806](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39806/): Memory corruption in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-39808](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39808/): Memory corruption in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-41211 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-41211 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Sap 3d Visual Enterprise Viewer, published on 8 Nov 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41211 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Sap 3d Visual Enterprise Viewer. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41211/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41211/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41211
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41211
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41211

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41211/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.