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CVE-2024-9715VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2024-9715: Trimble SketchUp Viewer · Use After Free

Affects Trimble SketchUp ViewerSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.0 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 22% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 22 Nov 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Trimble SketchUp ViewerAffected
  • =22.0.316.0
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Until an official patch is released, organizations should implement several specific mitigations: 1) Enforce strict file handling policies by restricting the opening of SKP files from untrusted or unknown sources. 2) Use application whitelisting to limit execution of unauthorized files and processes. 3) Employ network-level protections such as email filtering and web content filtering to block malicious SKP files and URLs. 4) Educate users about the risks of opening files or links from untrusted sources, emphasizing the need for caution with SketchUp Viewer files. 5) Monitor endpoint behavior for suspicious activity related to SketchUp Viewer processes, including unusual memory usage or process spawning. 6) Consider running SketchUp Viewer in a sandboxed or isolated environment to contain potential exploitation. 7) Maintain up-to-date backups of critical design files to enable recovery in case of compromise. Once a vendor patch is available, prioritize immediate deployment to eliminate the vulnerability.

Description

Trimble SketchUp Viewer SKP File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Trimble SketchUp Viewer. 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 SKP files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-24098.

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