CVE-2021-45845 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2022-01-25

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 1.9% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:freecadweb:freecad:0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-5229-1	freecad security update
EUVD	EUVD-2021-32563	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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01925.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/pull/5306
https://tracker.freecad.org/view.php?id=4810
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5229

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Freecadweb Freecad

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2022-01-25T12:55:21.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T04:54:31.174Z

Reserved: 2021-12-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-45845

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-01-25T13:15:08.037

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:14:09.383

Link: CVE-2021-45845

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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