CVE-2022-25791 Memory corruption in Autodesk Advanced Steel, Civil 3D, AutoCAD, AutoCAD LT, AutoCAD Architecture, AutoCAD Electrical, AutoCAD Map 3D, AutoCAD Mechanical, AutoCAD MEP, AutoCAD Plant 3D
Attackers can execute arbitrary code via maliciously crafted DWF/DWFX files in Autodesk AutoCAD and Navisworks products.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-25791?
CVE-2022-25791 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Autodesk Advance Steel, published on 11 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A Memory Corruption vulnerability for DWF and DWFX files in Autodesk AutoCAD 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and Autodesk Navisworks 2022 may lead to code execution through maliciously crafted DLL files.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-25791?
It affects 11 products.
Products include Autodesk Advance Steel, Autodesk Autocad, Autodesk Autocad Architecture, Autodesk Autocad Electrical, Autodesk Autocad Lt, Autodesk Autocad Map 3d and 5 more.
How do I fix CVE-2022-25791?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-25791 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2022-25791 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25791 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Autodesk Advance Steel
- CVE-2026-7406 BMP File Parsing Untrusted Pointer Dereference in certain Autodesk products
- CVE-2026-16463 DXF File Parsing Heap-Based Overflow in Autodesk AutoCAD
- CVE-2025-8893 PDF File Parsing Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-8894 PDF File Parsing Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-5046 DGN File Parsing Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-994j-q66p-352h.