Vulnerability · Published Aug 24, 2026 · Assigned by autodesk

CVE-2026-16781SVG File Parsing Stack Exhaustion Vulnerability in Autodesk 3ds Max

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in 3ds Max from Autodesk. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 5% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 94.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A maliciously crafted SVG file, when parsed through Autodesk 3ds Max, can trigger an Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability. A malicious actor may leverage this vulnerability to cause the application to terminate unexpectedly, resulting in a denial-of-service.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Autodesk 3ds Max 2027.0.0 – before 2027.2.02026.0.0 – before 2026.3.4

Weakness: CWE-674 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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