Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-16783 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-16783 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-16783?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 24 August 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Autodesk 3ds Max.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-16783?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-16783 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-16783?
- Check whether you run Autodesk 3ds Max. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
This vulnerability is an out-of-bounds write in the ABC (Alembic) file parser of Autodesk 3ds Max. The vulnerability exists in the file parsing logic when processing a maliciously crafted ABC file. An attacker can exploit this by distributing a malicious ABC file that, when opened in 3ds Max, triggers an out-of-bounds write condition. No authentication or special privileges are required—only user interaction (opening the file) is needed. Successful exploitation can lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the 3ds Max process, data corruption, or denial of service through application crash. A patch is expected to be available from Autodesk.
Affected products
- Autodesk 3ds Max
Timeline
- 2026-08-24: disclosed