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CVE-2022-33889

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% 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-787

Description

A maliciously crafted GIF or JPEG files when parsed through Autodesk Design Review 2018, and AutoCAD 2023 and 2022 could be used to write beyond the allocated heap buffer. This vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected products

• Autodesk AutoCAD: before 2022.1.3; from 2023.0.0 before 2023.1.1 — fixed in 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1
• Autodesk Autocad Advance Steel: before 2022.1.3; from 2023.0.0 before 2023.1.1 — fixed in 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1
• Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture: before 2022.1.3; from 2023.0.0 before 2023.1.1 — fixed in 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1
• Autodesk Autocad Civil 3D: before 2022.1.3; from 2023.0.0 before 2023.1.1 — fixed in 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1
• Autodesk AutoCAD Electrical: before 2022.1.3; from 2023.0.0 before 2023.1.1 — fixed in 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1
• Autodesk AutoCAD LT: before 2022.1.3; from 2023.0.0 before 2023.1.1 — fixed in 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1
• Autodesk AutoCAD MAP 3D: before 2022.1.3; from 2023.0.0 before 2023.1.1 — fixed in 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1
• Autodesk AutoCAD Mechanical: before 2022.1.3; from 2023.0.0 before 2023.1.1 — fixed in 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1
• Autodesk AutoCAD MEP: before 2022.1.3; from 2023.0.0 before 2023.1.1 — fixed in 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1
• Autodesk AutoCAD Plant 3D: before 2022.1.3; from 2023.0.0 before 2023.1.1 — fixed in 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1
• Autodesk Design Review: before 2018; 2018, 2018-hotfix, 2018-hotfix2, 2018-hotfix3, 2018-hotfix4, 2018-hotfix5 (+1) — fixed in 2018

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Autodesk AutoCAD 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1; Autodesk Autocad Advance Steel 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1; Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1; Autodesk Autocad Civil 3D 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1; Autodesk AutoCAD Electrical 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1; Autodesk AutoCAD LT 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1; Autodesk AutoCAD MAP 3D 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1; Autodesk AutoCAD Mechanical 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1; Autodesk AutoCAD MEP 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1; Autodesk AutoCAD Plant 3D 2022.1.3, 2023.1.1; Autodesk Design Review 2018. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2022-0021
• https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2022-0021

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