Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-1431

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 0.0022 13th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-1431 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) vulnerability in Autodesk Autocad. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Client Execution (T1203); ranked at the 13th 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 RA-5 (Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning) and SI-16 (Memory Protection) — 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-2025-1431 is an Out-of-Bounds Read vulnerability (CWE-125) affecting Autodesk AutoCAD. The issue arises when AutoCAD parses a maliciously crafted SLDPRT file, potentially leading to a crash, disclosure of sensitive data, or arbitrary code execution in the context of the current process. Published on 2025-03-13, it has 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).

An attacker with local access can exploit this vulnerability by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted SLDPRT file in AutoCAD, requiring no privileges but relying on user interaction. Successful exploitation enables high-impact outcomes, including reading sensitive memory contents, modifying process behavior through code execution, or causing application denial of service via crashes, all within the user's process context.

Autodesk's security advisory (ADSK-SA-2025-0001) addresses the vulnerability, with patches and updates available through their support resources, such as the latest AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT 2022 downloads. Security practitioners should advise users to apply these updates promptly via Autodesk Access or the provided support articles.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

A maliciously crafted SLDPRT file, when parsed through Autodesk AutoCAD, can force an Out-of-Bounds Read vulnerability. A malicious actor can leverage this vulnerability to cause a crash, read sensitive data, or execute arbitrary code in the context of the current…

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CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
T1204.002 Malicious File Execution
An adversary may rely upon a user opening a malicious file in order to gain execution.
Why these techniques?

The vulnerability is a client-side file parsing flaw in AutoCAD triggered by opening a malicious SLDPRT file, directly enabling exploitation for client code execution (T1203) via user execution of a malicious file (T1204.002).

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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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)
  • RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning
Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

prevent

Directly remediates the out-of-bounds read vulnerability by requiring timely application of Autodesk patches for AutoCAD as detailed in the security advisory.

prevent

Implements memory protections such as ASLR and DEP that mitigate exploitation of the out-of-bounds read for arbitrary code execution or sensitive data disclosure.

detect

Requires vulnerability scanning to identify unpatched AutoCAD installations affected by CVE-2025-1431, enabling prompt remediation.

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 such as bounds checking and memory-safe languages directly prevent out-of-bounds reads.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Vulnerability scanning and recording can discover instances of out-of-bounds reads after code is deployed.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Routine patching replaces vulnerable code containing out-of-bounds read flaws.

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.

detects

Security testing in development and acceptance includes fuzzing and static analysis that detect out-of-bounds read defects before release.

A.8.15 Logging partial match
detects

Logging can record evidence of an out-of-bounds read but does not prevent the weakness itself.

prevents

Secure development life cycle mandates input validation and bounds checking that directly prevent out-of-bounds reads.

prevents

Application security requirements include explicit bounds and memory-safety specifications that mitigate buffer over-reads.

prevents

Secure system architecture and engineering principles require memory-safe design patterns and runtime protections against out-of-bounds access.

prevents

Secure coding standards explicitly forbid unsafe pointer arithmetic and mandate bounds-checked reads, eliminating CWE-125.

References