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Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-40157 · published 15 September 2021

CVE-2021-40157: Autodesk fbx review memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Autodesk · Fbx Review

A user may be tricked into opening a malicious FBX file which may exploit an Untrusted Pointer Dereference vulnerability in FBX’s Review version 1.5.0 and prior causing it to run arbitrary code on the system.

7.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.76% · top 46.5% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
7.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 9.3
0.76%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A user may be tricked into opening a malicious FBX file which may exploit an Untrusted Pointer Dereference vulnerability in FBX’s Review version 1.5.0 and prior causing it to run arbitrary code on the system.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2021-0001 PatchVendor Advisory
https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2021-0001 PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-40157), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.