CVE-2026-17550: CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read in Autodesk AutoCAD
A maliciously crafted DWG or DXF file, when parsed through Autodesk AutoCAD, can force an Out-of-Bounds Read vulnerability. A malicious actor can leverage this vulnerability to cause a crash or disclose sensitive information.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-17550) involves an out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) in Autodesk AutoCAD when processing maliciously crafted DWG or DXF files. Successful exploitation may lead to application crashes or information disclosure. The affected version explicitly identified is 2027.0.0. The vulnerability requires local access with low attack complexity and user interaction. No official fix or mitigation has been published by Autodesk as of the data provided.
Potential Impact
An attacker who can convince a user to open a malicious DWG or DXF file in AutoCAD 2027.0.0 may cause the application to crash, resulting in denial of service. There is also a potential for sensitive information disclosure due to the out-of-bounds read. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or integrity directly according to the CVSS vector, but availability is impacted.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, users should exercise caution when opening DWG or DXF files from untrusted sources and consider restricting file access to trusted content only.
CVE-2026-17550: CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read in Autodesk AutoCAD
Description
A maliciously crafted DWG or DXF file, when parsed through Autodesk AutoCAD, can force an Out-of-Bounds Read vulnerability. A malicious actor can leverage this vulnerability to cause a crash or disclose sensitive information.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.5medium
Affected software
cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:autocad:2027:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:autocad_lt:2027:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:dwg_trueview:2027:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-17550) involves an out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) in Autodesk AutoCAD when processing maliciously crafted DWG or DXF files. Successful exploitation may lead to application crashes or information disclosure. The affected version explicitly identified is 2027.0.0. The vulnerability requires local access with low attack complexity and user interaction. No official fix or mitigation has been published by Autodesk as of the data provided.
Potential Impact
An attacker who can convince a user to open a malicious DWG or DXF file in AutoCAD 2027.0.0 may cause the application to crash, resulting in denial of service. There is also a potential for sensitive information disclosure due to the out-of-bounds read. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or integrity directly according to the CVSS vector, but availability is impacted.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, users should exercise caution when opening DWG or DXF files from untrusted sources and consider restricting file access to trusted content only.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- autodesk
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T12:14:33.962Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a6a1e549c2644c7f8b2d2df
Added to database: 07/29/2026, 15:37:56 UTC
Last enriched: 07/29/2026, 15:53:10 UTC
Last updated: 07/30/2026, 00:01:01 UTC
Views: 5
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