{"id":83134,"date":"2025-10-19T17:06:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T17:06:56","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-21T02:03:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T08:03:53","slug":"cve-2025-5048-autodesk-autocad-memory-corruption-vulnerability-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5048-autodesk-autocad-memory-corruption-vulnerability-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-5048: Autodesk AutoCAD Memory Corruption Vulnerability Leading to Arbitrary Code Execution<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-5048 vulnerability is a significant security risk affecting Autodesk AutoCAD. This flaw, attributed to a Memory Corruption vulnerability when importing or linking a malicious DGN file, can lead to the execution of arbitrary code. The users of Autodesk AutoCAD, particularly construction and engineering firms, could face <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-59340-jinjava-template-engine-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-remote-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90386\">potential system compromise or data leakage if this vulnerability<\/a> is exploited.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-5048<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.8 CVSS score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54709-critical-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-uxper-sala\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90476\">File Inclusion<\/a><br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: System compromise or data leakage due to arbitrary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-58045-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-dataease\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90362\">code execution<\/a> in the context of the current process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2157942539\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Autodesk AutoCAD | All versions prior to the vendor patch<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An attacker crafts a malicious DGN file, which when imported or linked into Autodesk AutoCAD, triggers a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7848-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-ni-labview-potentially-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90452\">memory corruption vulnerability<\/a>. This corruption allows the attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-49565-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-cbis-manager-podman-container\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90437\">execute arbitrary code<\/a> in the context of the current process. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54123-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-hoverfly-api-simulation-tool\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90487\">executed code<\/a> could compromise the system or lead to data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-701948102\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Below is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This pseudocode represents a malicious DGN file containing a payload that triggers the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52930-high-risk-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-sail-image-decoding-library\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90847\">memory corruption<\/a>.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># Pseudocode representing a DGN file with a malicious payload\nclass MaliciousDGN {\npayload = &quot;&lt;arbitrary_code_to_execute_in_context_of_current_process&gt;&quot;\nexecute() {\ncorrupt_memory(this.payload)\n}\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Note: This is a conceptual representation and does not reflect actual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-59361-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-chaos-controller-manager\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90515\">code that could be used to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users are advised to apply the vendor patch as soon as it is available to mitigate the risk posed by this vulnerability. As a temporary mitigation measure, users could use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to help detect and prevent exploitation attempts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The CVE-2025-5048 vulnerability is a significant security risk affecting Autodesk AutoCAD. This flaw, attributed to a Memory Corruption vulnerability when importing or linking a malicious DGN file, can lead to the execution of arbitrary code. The users of Autodesk AutoCAD, particularly construction and engineering firms, could face potential system compromise or data leakage if [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[80],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-83134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-rce"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83134"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83793,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83134\/revisions\/83793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83134"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=83134"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=83134"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=83134"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=83134"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=83134"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=83134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}