CVE-2026-3476

Arbitrary code execution via crafted file

Published Mar 16, 2026 · Updated Mar 16, 2026

Code injection in Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS Desktop Release 2025 through Release 2026 allows attackers to run arbitrary code via a crafted file. Dassault Systèmes has not disclosed the affected file format, parser, or code operation beyond identifying code injection during file opening. Exploitation requires user interaction to open the crafted file, and code executes in the desktop user's local context.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.17%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Code injection in Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS Desktop Release 2025 through Release 2026 allows attackers to run arbitrary code via a crafted file. Dassault Systèmes has not disclosed the affected file format, parser, or code operation beyond identifying code injection during file opening. Exploitation requires user interaction to open the crafted file, and code executes in the desktop user's local context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-3476
Published
Mar 16, 2026
Updated
Mar 16, 2026
Vendor
Dassault Systèmes
Product
SOLIDWORKS Desktop
Classifications
CWE-94, T1203, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 16, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 16, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=Release 2025 SP0 <=Release 2025 SP5
  2. Affected versionversion=Release 2026 SP0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Dassault Systèmes · SOLIDWORKS Desktopversion=Release 2025 SP0 <=Release 2025 SP5; version=Release 2026 SP0

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-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution
T1204.002Malicious File

Public exploit references

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