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CVE-2025-7229: 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 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

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

AI-suggested

European organizations should implement the following specific mitigations: 1) Restrict the use of VT-Designer 2.1.13 to trusted environments and users only, minimizing exposure to untrusted files or web content. 2) Enforce strict file validation policies, including blocking or quarantining PM3 files from unknown or untrusted sources at email gateways and endpoint security solutions. 3) Employ application whitelisting and sandboxing techniques for VT-Designer to limit the impact of potential code execution. 4) Monitor and audit VT-Designer process behavior for anomalous activities indicative of exploitation attempts. 5) Educate users on the risks of opening untrusted files and visiting suspicious websites. 6) Coordinate with INVT for timely patch deployment once available, and consider temporary disabling of PM3 file parsing if feasible. 7) Implement network segmentation to isolate systems running VT-Designer from critical infrastructure to contain potential breaches.

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-25722.

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