vulnerability

AutoDesk AutoCAD: CVE-2022-27872: Applications and Services that utilize versions of PDFTron prior to 9.1.17 may be impacted by Heap-based Buffer Overflow, and Untrusted Pointer Dereference vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
May 25, 2022
Added
Jul 22, 2025
Modified
Jul 28, 2025

Description

A maliciously crafted PDF file may be used to dereference a pointer for read or write operation while parsing PDF files in Autodesk Navisworks 2022. The vulnerability exists because the application fails to handle a crafted PDF file, which causes an unhandled exception. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to cause a crash or read sensitive data or execute arbitrary code.

Solution

autodesk-autocad-upgrade-latest
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