Autodesk 3ds Max Uncontrolled Recursion in SVG Parsing (CVE-2026-16781)
CVE-2026-16781 Published on August 24, 2026

SVG File Parsing Stack Exhaustion Vulnerability in Autodesk 3ds Max
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.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-16781 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Stack Exhaustion Vulnerability?

The product does not properly control the amount of recursion which takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack.

CVE-2026-16781 has been classified to as a Stack Exhaustion vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-16781

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Affected Versions

Autodesk 3ds Max: