Vulnerability · Published Jan 25, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-45845
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the freecad package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.9% (higher than 80% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.9%top 20.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | freecad | 0.19.4+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-45845 |
| Debian:13 | freecad | 0.19.4+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-45845 |
| Debian:14 | freecad | 0.19.4+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-45845 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | freecad | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-45845 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | freecad | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-45845 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://tracker.freecad.org/view.php?id=4810 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/pull/5306 x_refsource_MISC
- DSA-5229 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN