# CVE-2022-27525: Memory corruption in Autodesk® Design Review

> A malicious .dwf or .pct file can trigger memory corruption in Autodesk Design Review, potentially allowing code execution.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pmwh-9hpj-v5hc

## What is CVE-2022-27525?

CVE-2022-27525 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Autodesk® Design Review, published on 18 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 malicious crafted .dwf or .pct file when consumed through DesignReview.exe application could lead to memory corruption vulnerability by write access violation. This vulnerability in conjunction with other vulnerabilities could lead to code execution in the context of the current process.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27525?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Autodesk Design Review.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-27525?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27525 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-27525 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27525 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Autodesk® Design Review

- [CVE-2008-4471](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4471/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2008-4472](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4472/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2022-27864](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27864/): Memory corruption in Autodesk Design Review (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-27033](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27033/): Double Free File Parsing Vulnerability in Autodesk Design Review (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2022-41306](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41306/): Memory corruption in Autodesk® Design Review (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-27525 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-27525 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Autodesk® Design Review, published on 18 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27525 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Autodesk® Design Review. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27525/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27525/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-27525
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27525
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-27525

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27525/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.