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CVE-2022-33884

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-10-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

Parsing a maliciously crafted X_B file can force Autodesk AutoCAD 2023 and 2022 to read beyond allocated boundaries. This vulnerability in conjunction with other vulnerabilities could lead to code execution in the context of the current process.

Affected products

• Autodesk AutoCAD: from 2020 before 2020.1.6; from 2021 before 2021.1.3; from 2022 before 2022.1.3; from 2023 before 2023.1.1 — fixed in 2020.1.6, 2021.1.3, 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1
• Autodesk Autocad Advance Steel: from 2020 before 2020.1.6; from 2021 before 2021.1.3; from 2022 before 2022.1.3; from 2023 before 2023.1.1 — fixed in 2020.1.6, 2021.1.3, 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1
• Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture: from 2020 before 2020.1.6; from 2021 before 2021.1.3; from 2022 before 2022.1.3; from 2023 before 2023.1.1 — fixed in 2020.1.6, 2021.1.3, 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1
• Autodesk Autocad Civil 3D: from 2020 before 2020.1.6; from 2021 before 2021.1.3; from 2022 before 2022.1.3; from 2023 before 2023.1.1 — fixed in 2020.1.6, 2021.1.3, 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1
• Autodesk AutoCAD Electrical: from 2020 before 2020.1.6; from 2021 before 2021.1.3; from 2022 before 2022.1.3; from 2023 before 2023.1.1 — fixed in 2020.1.6, 2021.1.3, 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1
• Autodesk AutoCAD LT: from 2020 before 2020.1.6; from 2021 before 2021.1.3; from 2022 before 2022.1.3; from 2023 before 2023.1.1 — fixed in 2020.1.6, 2021.1.3, 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1
• Autodesk AutoCAD MAP 3D: from 2020 before 2020.1.6; from 2021 before 2021.1.3; from 2022 before 2022.1.3; from 2023 before 2023.1.1 — fixed in 2020.1.6, 2021.1.3, 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1
• Autodesk AutoCAD Mechanical: from 2020 before 2020.1.6; from 2021 before 2021.1.3; from 2022 before 2022.1.3; from 2023 before 2023.1.1 — fixed in 2020.1.6, 2021.1.3, 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1
• Autodesk AutoCAD MEP: from 2020 before 2020.1.6; from 2021 before 2021.1.3; from 2022 before 2022.1.3; from 2023 before 2023.1.1 — fixed in 2020.1.6, 2021.1.3, 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1
• Autodesk AutoCAD Plant 3D: from 2020 before 2020.1.6; from 2021 before 2021.1.3; from 2022 before 2022.1.3; from 2023 before 2023.1.1 — fixed in 2020.1.6, 2021.1.3, 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Autodesk AutoCAD 2020.1.6, 2021.1.3, 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1; Autodesk Autocad Advance Steel 2020.1.6, 2021.1.3, 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1; Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture 2020.1.6, 2021.1.3, 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1; Autodesk Autocad Civil 3D 2020.1.6, 2021.1.3, 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1; Autodesk AutoCAD Electrical 2020.1.6, 2021.1.3, 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1; Autodesk AutoCAD LT 2020.1.6, 2021.1.3, 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1; Autodesk AutoCAD MAP 3D 2020.1.6, 2021.1.3, 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1; Autodesk AutoCAD Mechanical 2020.1.6, 2021.1.3, 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1; Autodesk AutoCAD MEP 2020.1.6, 2021.1.3, 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1; Autodesk AutoCAD Plant 3D 2020.1.6, 2021.1.3, 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2022-0020
• https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2022-0020

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