Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Bentley View 10.15.0.75 can be compromised when a user opens malicious content containing a crafted J2K image. Successful exploitation could run attacker-controlled code with the user's privileges, affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the workstation.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority workstation risk for organizations using Bentley View in file-review workflows. It is not shown as actively exploited here, but it can become serious because successful exploitation may execute code after normal user file interaction.
Technical view
CVE-2021-46626 is a CWE-125 out-of-bounds read in Bentley View J2K image parsing. Crafted J2K data can read past an allocated buffer and be leveraged for code execution in the current process. CVSS v3.0 is 7.8, with no privileges required but user interaction required.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on engineering or review workstations running Bentley View 10.15.0.75, especially where users open externally supplied design files, images, email attachments, downloads, or web-hosted content.
Exploitation context
The sources describe remote attacker code execution, but exploitation requires the target to visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or other evidence of active exploitation.
Researcher notes
The public bundle attributes this to ZDI-CAN-15456 and ZDI-22-213. The affected product and version are specific: Bentley View 10.15.0.75. Patch details are not included in the supplied evidence, so remediation should be tied back to Bentley's advisory.
Mitigation direction
- Review Bentley advisory BE-2021-0006 for vendor-approved updates or mitigations.
- Prioritize removal or upgrade of Bentley View 10.15.0.75 where found.
- Restrict opening untrusted files in vulnerable Bentley View installations.
- Use endpoint controls to limit risky file handling on engineering workstations.
- Check vendor guidance before deploying compensating controls as permanent fixes.
Validation and detection
- Inventory endpoints for Bentley View version 10.15.0.75.
- Confirm whether vendor guidance has been applied to affected systems.
- Identify business groups that process externally supplied J2K or design content.
- Review security telemetry for suspicious Bentley View process activity.
- Document any remaining vulnerable installations and their business owners.
Public sources used
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.8 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H1.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
7.8HighVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.bentley.com/en/common-vulnerability-exposure/BE-2021-0006CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-213/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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Out-of-bounds Read
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