Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-1430

Memory Safety in Autodesk Autocad 2022 – 2022.1.6

Published
13 March 2025
Modified
19 August 2025
Patch / advisory
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 0.0023 14th percentile
Risk Priority 57 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-1430 is a high-severity Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120) vulnerability in Autodesk Autocad. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 14th 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 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2025-1430 is a memory corruption vulnerability (CWE-120, CWE-787) affecting Autodesk AutoCAD when parsing a maliciously crafted SLDPRT file. Published on 2025-03-13 with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), it allows a malicious actor to trigger the issue during file processing, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution in the context of the AutoCAD process.

The vulnerability requires local access to the target system with low attack complexity but demands user interaction, such as convincing a user to open the malicious SLDPRT file in AutoCAD. No privileges are needed beforehand. Successful exploitation enables the attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the current user running AutoCAD, potentially compromising the system through high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Autodesk has published security advisory ADSK-SA-2025-0001 addressing this issue, with updates available for AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT. Users can download the latest updates from Autodesk's support pages, such as those for AutoCAD 2022, via Autodesk Access.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

A maliciously crafted SLDPRT file, when parsed through Autodesk AutoCAD, can force a Memory Corruption vulnerability. A malicious actor can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
T1210 Exploitation of Remote Services Lateral Movement
Adversaries may exploit remote services to gain unauthorized access to internal systems once inside of a network.
T1211 Exploitation for Stealth Stealth
Adversaries may exploit vulnerabilities to evade detection by hiding activity, suppressing logging, or operating within trusted or unmonitored components.
T1212 Exploitation for Credential Access Credential Access
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to collect credentials.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

autodesk
autocad
2022 — 2022.1.6 · 2023 — 2023.1.7 · 2024 — 2024.1.7
autodesk
autocad architecture
2022 — 2022.1.6 · 2023 — 2023.1.7 · 2024 — 2024.1.7
autodesk
autocad electrical
2022 — 2022.1.6 · 2023 — 2023.1.7 · 2024 — 2024.1.7
autodesk
autocad mechanical
2022 — 2022.1.6 · 2023 — 2023.1.7 · 2024 — 2024.1.7
autodesk
autocad mep
2022 — 2022.1.6 · 2023 — 2023.1.7 · 2024 — 2024.1.7
autodesk
autocad plant 3d
2022 — 2022.1.6 · 2023 — 2023.1.7 · 2024 — 2024.1.7
autodesk
civil 3d
2022 — 2022.1.6 · 2023 — 2023.1.7 · 2024 — 2024.1.7
autodesk
advance steel
2022 — 2022.1.6 · 2023 — 2023.1.7 · 2024 — 2024.1.7
autodesk
autocad map 3d
2022 — 2022.1.6 · 2023 — 2023.1.7 · 2024 — 2024.1.7

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V5.2.1

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

Developer testing and analysis can find missing size checks before deployment.

Input validation directly enforces size checks before buffer copies.

Requiring documented secure-development standards and tools can mandate bounds-checked coding practices that avoid the weakness.

Engineering principles require bounds checking and safe buffer handling in design.

Memory protection limits the impact of an overflow once it occurs.

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 mostly match
prevents

Secure development practices directly enforce bounds checking and input validation that prevent classic buffer overflows.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Vulnerability identification processes such as code review or scanning detect classic buffer overflows before exploitation.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Routine patching replaces vulnerable code containing unchecked buffer copies with corrected versions.

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.

prevents

Secure coding directly requires bounds-checked memory operations, addressing the root cause of CWE-120.

finds

Security testing in development and acceptance can detect buffer overflows through fuzzing and static analysis, though it does not prevent them at the source.

prevents

Secure development life cycle mandates processes that can include input validation and bounds checking to prevent buffer overflows.

prevents

Application security requirements can specify input-size validation and safe buffer handling to mitigate classic buffer overflows.

prevents

Secure system architecture and engineering principles promote defensive coding patterns that reduce the likelihood of unchecked buffer copies.

prevents

Change management can enforce review gates that catch unsafe memory operations before deployment.

References