CVE-2024-3299

Code execution via unsafe CAD file parsing

Published Apr 4, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Memory-safety flaws in SOLIDWORKS eDrawings 2023 SP0 through SP5 and 2024 SP0 through SP1 allow attackers to execute code via crafted CAD files. The file readers perform out-of-bounds writes, use uninitialized resources, and access freed memory; ZDI identifies an SLDDRW path that copies attacker-controlled data into a fixed-size heap buffer without validating its length. Exploitation requires the targeted user to open a malicious file or visit a page that opens one, and successful execution runs in the eDrawings process context.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.36%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Memory-safety flaws in SOLIDWORKS eDrawings 2023 SP0 through SP5 and 2024 SP0 through SP1 allow attackers to execute code via crafted CAD files. The file readers perform out-of-bounds writes, use uninitialized resources, and access freed memory; ZDI identifies an SLDDRW path that copies attacker-controlled data into a fixed-size heap buffer without validating its length. Exploitation requires the targeted user to open a malicious file or visit a page that opens one, and successful execution runs in the eDrawings process context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-3299
Published
Apr 4, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
Dassault Systèmes
Product
SOLIDWORKS eDrawings
Classifications
CWE-416, CWE-908, CWE-787, T1203
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 4, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=2023 <=2023_sp5
  2. Affected versionversion=2024 <=2024_sp1
  3. Affected versionversion=Release SOLIDWORKS 2023 SP0 <=Release SOLIDWORKS 2023 SP5
  4. Affected versionversion=Release SOLIDWORKS 2024 SP0 <=Release SOLIDWORKS 2024 SP1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Dassault Systèmes · SOLIDWORKS eDrawingsversion=2023 <=2023_sp5; version=2024 <=2024_sp1; version=Release SOLIDWORKS 2023 SP0 <=Release SOLIDWORKS 2023 SP5; version=Release SOLIDWORKS 2024 SP0 <=Release SOLIDWORKS 2024 SP1

Published CVSS scores

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

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-416Use After Free
CWE-908Use of Uninitialized Resource
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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