High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 15, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-40656
CVE-2022-40656
Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NIKON NIS-Elements Viewer 13.2.0.21165. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of ND2 files. Crafted data in a ND2 file can trigger a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-15072.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:nikon:nis-elements_viewer:13.2.0.21165:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:nikon:nis-elements_viewer:13.2.0.21165:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: = 13.2.0.21165
- (no CPE)range: 13.2.0.21165
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References
3- www.software-dl.microscope.healthcare.nikon.com/vuln/index.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.software-dl.microscope.healthcare.nikon.com/vuln/pdf/Vulnerabilities_on_NIS-Elements_Freeware_and_L_en_240917_02.pdfnvdVendor Advisory
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1212/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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