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CVE-2021-27039

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-07-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

A maliciously crafted TIFF and PCX file can be forced to read and write beyond allocated boundaries when parsing the TIFF and PCX file for based overflow. This vulnerability can be exploited to execute arbitrary code.

Affected products

• Autodesk AutoCAD: before 2022.1.1 — fixed in 2022.1.1
• Autodesk Design Review: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Autodesk AutoCAD 2022.1.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2022-0004
• https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2022-0004

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