A maliciously crafted DXF file in Autodesk AutoCAD 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and Autodesk Navisworks 2022 can be used to write beyond the allo…

published 2022-04-11 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-30432

cvss: 7.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.6%; EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
public exploits: 0; none known

A maliciously crafted DXF file in Autodesk AutoCAD 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and Autodesk Navisworks 2022 can be used to write beyond the allocated buffer through Buffer overflow vulnerability. This vulnerability can be exploited to execute arbitrary code.

Patch / fix

fixed in 11

autodesk advance_steel 2019.1.4, 2020.1.5, 2021.1.2, 2022.1.2
autodesk autocad 2019.1.4, 2020.1.5, 2021.1.2, 2022.1.2, 2022.2.2
autodesk autocad_architecture 2019.1.4, 2020.1.5, 2021.1.2, 2022.1.2
autodesk autocad_electrical 2019.1.4, 2020.1.5, 2021.1.2, 2022.1.2
autodesk autocad_lt 2019.1.4, 2020.1.5, 2021.1.2, 2022.1.2
autodesk autocad_map_3d 2019.1.4, 2020.1.5, 2021.1.2, 2022.1.2
autodesk autocad_mechanical 2019.1.4, 2020.1.5, 2021.1.2, 2022.1.2
autodesk autocad_mep 2019.1.4, 2020.1.5, 2021.1.2, 2022.1.2
autodesk autocad_plant_3d 2019.1.4, 2020.1.5, 2021.1.2, 2022.1.2
autodesk civil_3d 2019.1.4, 2020.1.5, 2021.1.2, 2022.1.2
autodesk navisworks 2022.2

Exploit prediction

1.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	6.8	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

n/a Autodesk Advanced Steel, Civil 3D, AutoCAD, AutoCAD LT, AutoCAD Architecture, AutoCAD Electrical, AutoCAD Map 3D, AutoCAD Mechanical, AutoCAD MEP, AutoCAD Plant 3D

Classification

Weakness

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

References

autodesk.com /trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2022-0005
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-25792
NVD CVE-2022-25792

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Summary