CVE-2022-41185
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedDue to lack of proper memory management, when a victim opens a manipulated Visual Design Stream (.vds, MataiPersistence.dll) file received from untrusted sources in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author - version 9, it is possible that a Remote Code Execution can be triggered when payload forces a stack-based overflow or a re-use of dangling pointer which refers to overwritten space in memory.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA memory management vulnerability in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author v9 (MataiPersistence.dll) allows remote code execution via a malicious .vds file that triggers either a stack-based buffer overflow or dangling pointer reuse leading to arbitrary code execution.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 9.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author is installedCheck the Windows registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall for an entry named 'SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author', or inspect Program Files for a folder containing 'SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author'Affected if The software is present on the system and the installed version is exactly 9.0
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Verify the installed version numberLocate the application executable (typically in Program Files\SAP\SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author\) and check its version property, or check the Uninstall registry key for the DisplayVersion valueAffected if The version displayed is 9.0 (exact match to the affected version)
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Confirm presence of vulnerable MataiPersistence.dllNavigate to the application installation directory and locate MataiPersistence.dll, right-click to view Properties and confirm the File VersionAffected if MataiPersistence.dll exists in the application directory (confirms the vulnerable component is present)
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Check if .vds file association is enabledOpen Default Programs or use 'assoc .vds' command in elevated CMD to verify .vds files are associated with SAP 3D Visual Enterprise AuthorAffected if The .vds file extension is associated with the application, making the exploit reachable through file opening
A user is affected if SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author version 9.0 is installed with the MataiPersistence.dll component present and .vds file associations enabled, allowing malicious files to trigger the vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataAvoid opening .vds files from untrusted sources. Apply vendor patches when released. Consider disabling file associations or adding warnings for .vds files from external sources.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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