CVE-2022-25793

Code execution via unvalidated ABC data length

Published Aug 10, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Stack-based buffer overflow in Autodesk 3ds Max 2020, 2021, and 2022 allows context-dependent attackers to execute code via a crafted ABC file. The ABC parser fails to validate a user-supplied length before copying data into a fixed-length stack buffer. Exploitation requires user interaction that causes the file to be parsed and can run arbitrary code in the 3ds Max process.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.39%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stack-based buffer overflow in Autodesk 3ds Max 2020, 2021, and 2022 allows context-dependent attackers to execute code via a crafted ABC file. The ABC parser fails to validate a user-supplied length before copying data into a fixed-length stack buffer. Exploitation requires user interaction that causes the file to be parsed and can run arbitrary code in the 3ds Max process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-25793
Published
Aug 10, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Autodesk
Product
3ds Max
Classifications
CWE-1284, T1203, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 10, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=Autodesk 3ds Max 2022, 2021, 2020

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Autodesk · 3ds Maxversion=Autodesk 3ds Max 2022, 2021, 2020

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-1284Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution
T1204.002Malicious File

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