CVE-2025-6972

Code execution via unvalidated object use

Published Jul 15, 2025 · Updated Jul 15, 2025

Use-after-free in the CATPRODUCT parser in Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS eDrawings 2025 allows attackers to execute code via a crafted file. The parser performs operations on an object without first validating that the object still exists, allowing freed memory to be reused during file processing. Exploitation requires a user to visit a malicious page or open the file, and resulting code runs in the current process context.

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 the CATPRODUCT parser in Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS eDrawings 2025 allows attackers to execute code via a crafted file. The parser performs operations on an object without first validating that the object still exists, allowing freed memory to be reused during file processing. Exploitation requires a user to visit a malicious page or open the file, and resulting code runs in the current process context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-6972
Published
Jul 15, 2025
Updated
Jul 15, 2025
Vendor
Dassault Systèmes
Product
SOLIDWORKS eDrawings
Classifications
CWE-416, T1204.002
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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Attacks

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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
T1204.002Malicious File

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