CVE-2022-40656

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-09-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-125

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NIKON NIS-Elements Viewer 13.2.0.21165. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of ND2 files. Crafted data in a ND2 file can trigger a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-15072.

Affected products

NIKON NIS-Elements Viewer: 13.2.0.21165

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1212/
https://www.software-dl.microscope.healthcare.nikon.com/vuln/index.html
https://www.software-dl.microscope.healthcare.nikon.com/vuln/pdf/Vulnerabilities_on_NIS-Elements_Freeware_and_L_en_240917_02.pdf
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1212/

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