CVE-2025-4605 USD File Parsing Memory Allocation Vulnerability

Medium 6.6 Published Updated

Attackers can cause denial of service or data corruption in Autodesk Maya by loading maliciously crafted USD files.

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-2025-4605?

CVE-2025-4605 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Autodesk Maya, published on 11 Jun 2025. 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 .usdc file, when loaded through Autodesk Maya, can force an uncontrolled memory allocation vulnerability. A malicious actor may leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service (DoS), or cause data corruption.

Weakness: CWE-770, CWE-789

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-4605?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Autodesk Maya, Autodesk Universal Scene Description.

How do I fix CVE-2025-4605?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-4605 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2025-4605 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-4605 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x8wm-pq66-9pp3.

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