CVE-2025-6971

Code execution via CATPRODUCT parser use-after-free

Published Jul 15, 2025 · Updated Jul 15, 2025

Use-after-free in Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS eDrawings 2025 SP0 through SP2 allows attackers to execute code via a crafted CATPRODUCT file. The CATPRODUCT parser performs operations on an object without validating that it still exists, causing reuse of freed memory. Exploitation requires a user to visit a malicious page or open the file, and code runs in the context of the eDrawings process.

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

What happened

Use-after-free in Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS eDrawings 2025 SP0 through SP2 allows attackers to execute code via a crafted CATPRODUCT file. The CATPRODUCT parser performs operations on an object without validating that it still exists, causing reuse of freed memory. Exploitation requires a user to visit a malicious page or open the file, and code runs in the context of the eDrawings process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-6971
Published
Jul 15, 2025
Updated
Jul 15, 2025
Vendor
Dassault Systèmes
Product
SOLIDWORKS eDrawings
Classifications
CWE-416, T1203
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 15, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 15, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=Release SOLIDWORKS Desktop 2025 SP0 <=Release SOLIDWORKS Desktop 2025 SP2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Dassault Systèmes · SOLIDWORKS eDrawingsversion=Release SOLIDWORKS Desktop 2025 SP0 <=Release SOLIDWORKS Desktop 2025 SP2

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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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
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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