# CVE-2024-7991: Autodesk AutoCAD DWG Out-of-Bounds Write Code Execution Vulnerability

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause crashes by tricking users into opening malicious DWG files in Autodesk AutoCAD products.

- **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:** 29 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 26 Aug 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c583-9378-q3jc

## What is CVE-2024-7991?

CVE-2024-7991 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Autodesk Autocad, published on 29 Oct 2024. 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 DWG file, when parsed through Autodesk AutoCAD and certain AutoCAD-based products, may force an Out-of-Bounds Write vulnerability. A malicious actor may leverage this vulnerability to cause a crash, cause data corruption, or execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7991?

It affects 10 products.


Products: Autodesk Autocad, Autodesk Autocad Advance Steel, Autodesk Autocad Architecture, Autodesk Autocad Civil 3d, Autodesk Autocad Electrical, Autodesk Autocad Lt, Autodesk Autocad Mechanical, Autodesk Autocad Mep, Autodesk Autocad Plant 3d, Autodesk Dwg Trueview.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-7991?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7991 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-7991 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7991 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Autodesk Autocad

- [CVE-2023-29073](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29073/): Memory corruption in AutoCAD, Advance Steel and Civil 3D (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-29074](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29074/): Memory corruption in AutoCAD, Advance Steel and Civil 3D (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-29075](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29075/): Memory corruption in AutoCAD, Advance Steel and Civil 3D (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-29076](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29076/): Memory corruption in AutoCAD, Advance Steel and Civil 3D (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-7992](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7992/): Autodesk AutoCAD DWG Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Code Execution Vulnerability (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-7991 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-7991 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Autodesk Autocad, published on 29 Oct 2024. 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-2024-7991 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Autodesk Autocad. 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-2024-7991/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7991/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7991
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7991
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-7991

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7991/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.