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CVE-2025-7228VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-7228: INVT VT-Designer · Out-of-bounds Write

Affects INVT VT-DesignerSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.0 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 15% 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 21 Jul 2025

  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 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
INVT VT-DesignerAffected
  • =2.1.13
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

1. Immediately audit and inventory all instances of INVT VT-Designer 2.1.13 within the organization to identify exposure. 2. Restrict or disable the opening of PM3 files from untrusted or external sources, including email attachments and web downloads. 3. Implement strict user training and awareness programs to reduce the risk of social engineering attacks that could trigger user interaction. 4. Employ application whitelisting and sandboxing techniques to limit the execution context of VT-Designer and isolate it from sensitive systems. 5. Monitor network and endpoint logs for unusual activity related to VT-Designer processes, especially unexpected memory or process behavior. 6. Coordinate with INVT for timely patch releases and apply updates as soon as they become available. 7. Use endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to detect exploitation attempts based on anomalous memory writes or code execution patterns. 8. Consider network segmentation to isolate systems running VT-Designer from critical infrastructure components to limit lateral movement in case of compromise.

Description

INVT VT-Designer PM3 File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of INVT VT-Designer. 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 PM3 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 data structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-25571.

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