CVE-2022-27528 Use after free in Autodesk Navisworks
Attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening maliciously crafted DWFX or SKP files in Autodesk Navisworks.
- 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-2022-27528?
CVE-2022-27528 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Autodesk Navisworks, 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 maliciously crafted DWFX and SKP files in Autodesk Navisworks 2022 can be used to trigger use-after-free vulnerability. Exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to code execution.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27528?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Autodesk Navisworks.
How do I fix CVE-2022-27528?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27528 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2022-27528 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27528 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Autodesk Navisworks
- CVE-2025-1658 DWFX File Parsing Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-1659 DWFX File Parsing Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-1660 DWFX File Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-11422 DWFX File Parsing Vulnerabilities in Autodesk Navisworks Desktop Software
- CVE-2024-12178 DWFX File Parsing Vulnerabilities in Autodesk Navisworks Desktop Software
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9cmx-hpfh-2x7m.