Security Resilience

CVE-2024-23159

Autodesk Autocad 2022 – 2022.1.5

Published
25 June 2024
Modified
13 November 2025
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0032 23th percentile
Risk Priority 58 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2024-23159 is a high-severity Use of Uninitialized Variable (CWE-457) vulnerability in Autodesk Autocad. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Junk Data (T1001.001); ranked at the 23th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SA-15 (Development Process, Standards, and Tools) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

A maliciously crafted STP file, when parsed in stp_aim_x64_vc15d.dll through Autodesk applications, can be used to uninitialized variables. This vulnerability, along with other vulnerabilities, can lead to code execution in the current process.

CWE(s)
CWE-457CWE-908

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1001.001 Junk Data Command And Control
Adversaries may add junk data to protocols used for command and control to make detection more difficult.
attack.mitre.org →
T1003 OS Credential Dumping Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to dump credentials to obtain account login and credential material, normally in the form of a hash or a clear text password.
attack.mitre.org →
T1003.001 LSASS Memory Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to access credential material stored in the process memory of the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS).
attack.mitre.org →
T1003.002 Security Account Manager Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to extract credential material from the Security Account Manager (SAM) database either through in-memory techniques or through the Windows Registry where the SAM database is stored.
attack.mitre.org →
T1003.003 NTDS Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to access or create a copy of the Active Directory domain database in order to steal credential information, as well as obtain other information about domain members such as devices, users, and access rights.
attack.mitre.org →
T1003.008 /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to dump the contents of <code>/etc/passwd</code> and <code>/etc/shadow</code> to enable offline password cracking.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

autodesk
autocad
2022 — 2022.1.5 · 2023 — 2023.1.6 · 2024 — 2024.1.5
autodesk
autocad architecture
2022 — 2022.1.5 · 2023 — 2023.1.6 · 2024 — 2024.1.5
autodesk
autocad electrical
2022 — 2022.1.5 · 2023 — 2023.1.6 · 2024 — 2024.1.5
autodesk
autocad map 3d
2022 — 2022.1.5 · 2023 — 2023.1.6 · 2024 — 2024.1.5
autodesk
autocad mechanical
2022 — 2022.1.5 · 2023 — 2023.1.6 · 2024 — 2024.1.5
autodesk
autocad mep
2022 — 2022.1.5 · 2023 — 2023.1.6 · 2024 — 2024.1.5
autodesk
autocad plant 3d
2022 — 2022.1.5 · 2023 — 2023.1.6 · 2024 — 2024.1.5
autodesk
civil 3d
2022 — 2022.1.5 · 2023 — 2023.1.6 · 2024 — 2024.1.5
autodesk
advance steel
2022 — 2022.1.5 · 2023 — 2023.1.6 · 2024 — 2024.1.5

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SA-11 Developer Testing and Evaluation good match

Developer testing and static analysis directly find uses of uninitialized variables before deployment.

SA-15 Development Process, Standards, and Tools partial match

Documented development standards and tools can enforce initialization requirements in code.

SA-8 Security and Privacy Engineering Principles partial match

Engineering principles can mandate explicit variable initialization to avoid uninitialized use.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 partial match
blocks

Secure SDLC practices directly catch uninitialized-variable defects via static analysis and code review while the control encompasses many additional development controls.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.5.14 Information transfer partial match
removes
A.5.15 Access control partial match
removes
A.5.16 Identity management partial match
removes
A.5.17 Authentication information partial match
removes
A.5.18 Access rights partial match
removes
A.8.10 Information deletion partial match
removes

References