# CVE-2026-3476: Code Injection vulnerability affecting SOLIDWORKS Desktop from Release 2025 through Release 2026

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code on user machines by tricking them into opening a specially crafted file in SOLIDWORKS Desktop.

- **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:** 16 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 17 Mar 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j9c7-7rgx-jhf8

## What is CVE-2026-3476?

CVE-2026-3476 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS Desktop, published on 16 Mar 2026. 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 Code Injection vulnerability affecting SOLIDWORKS Desktop from Release 2025 through Release 2026 could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the user's machine while opening a specially crafted file.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-3476?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 3ds Solidworks.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-3476?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-3476 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-3476 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-3476 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS Desktop

- [CVE-2024-1847](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1847/): Memory corruption in eDrawings (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-3476 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-3476 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS Desktop, published on 16 Mar 2026. 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-2026-3476 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS Desktop. 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-2026-3476/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-3476/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-3476
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-3476
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-3476

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-3476/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.