CVE-2022-43618

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-03-29 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-787

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Corel CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 23.5.0.506. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of PCX files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-16377.

Affected products

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite: before 24.2.1 — fixed in 24.2.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 24.2.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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