Parsing a maliciously crafted X_B and PRT file can force Autodesk Maya 2023 and 2022 to read beyond allocated buffer.

published 2022-12-19 3y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-46002

cvss: 7.1; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 20%
public exploits: 0; none known

Parsing a maliciously crafted X_B and PRT file can force Autodesk Maya 2023 and 2022 to read beyond allocated buffer. This vulnerability in conjunction with other vulnerabilities could lead to code execution in the context of the current process.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: last yr. (2025-04-17)

Exploit prediction

0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	7.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
NVD	3.1	7.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CNA	3.1	7.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Affected products

n/a Autodesk Maya

Classification

Weakness

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read

References

autodesk.com /trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2022-0020
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-42946
NVD CVE-2022-42946

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