CVE-2021-45845

Public Exploit

Description

The Path Sanity Check script of FreeCAD 0.19 is vulnerable to OS command injection, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted FCStd document.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.18% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory github.com Vendor Advisory freecad.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://tracker.freecad.org/view.php?id=4810 patch exploit vendor advisory issue tracking
https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/pull/5306 patch vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5229 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-45845?
CVE-2021-45845 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-45845?
To fix CVE-2021-45845, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-45845 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-45845 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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