Type confusion in OpenText Brava! Desktop
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
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of OpenText Brava! Desktop 16.6.3.84. 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 DXF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-12654.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-31480
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9r2g-q765-cqvp
References
More OpenText Brava! vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-09156 OpenText Brava! Enterprise and Brava! Server 7.5 through 16.4 configure excessive… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.4
Sources
- CVE-2021-31480 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-31480 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9r2g-q765-cqvp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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