vulnerability

AutoDesk AutoCAD: CVE-2021-27042: Autodesk® AutoCAD®, Advance Steel and Civil 3D®

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Feb 28, 2022
Added
Jul 22, 2025
Modified
Jul 28, 2025

Description

A maliciously crafted DWG file can be used to write beyond the allocated buffer while parsing DWG files. The vulnerability exists because the application fails to handle a crafted DWG file, which causes an unhandled exception. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code.

Solution

autodesk-autocad-upgrade-latest
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