Type confusion in Autodesk Design Review
Priority LOW 38CWE-843Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-843 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A Type Confusion vulnerability in Autodesk Design Review 2018, 2017, 2013, 2012, 2011 can occur when processing a maliciously crafted PDF file. A malicious actor can leverage this to execute arbitrary code.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01767 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Autodesk Design Review | 2018, 2017, 2013, 2012, 2011 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Autodesk Design Review Vendor— Affected 2018, 2017, 2013, 2012, 2011 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:design_review:2011:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2011 | Vulnerable | Autodesk |
| cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:design_review:2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2012 | Vulnerable | Autodesk |
| cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:design_review:2013:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2013 | Vulnerable | Autodesk |
| cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:design_review:2017:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2017 | Vulnerable | Autodesk |
| cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:design_review:2018:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2018 | Vulnerable | Autodesk |
- cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:design_review:2011:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2011 Vulnerable ·Autodesk
- cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:design_review:2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2012 Vulnerable ·Autodesk
- cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:design_review:2013:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2013 Vulnerable ·Autodesk
- cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:design_review:2017:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2017 Vulnerable ·Autodesk
- cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:design_review:2018:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2018 Vulnerable ·Autodesk
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-27038
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pc78-jp75-w4gw
References
More Autodesk Design Review vulnerabilities
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- TI-2008-04263 Directory traversal vulnerability in the CExpressViewerControl class in the DWF Viewer… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2021-17349 Out-of-bounds read in Autodesk® Design Review CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-08606 Double Free File Parsing Vulnerability in Autodesk Design Review CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2022-10746 Double free in Autodesk Design Review CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-08607 Out-of-bounds write in Autodesk Design Review CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-27038 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-27038 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pc78-jp75-w4gw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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