CVE-2025-5040 (GCVE-0-2025-5040)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-07-10 11:31
Modified
2025-08-19 13:17
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-122 - Heap-Based Buffer Overflow
Summary
A maliciously crafted RTE file, when parsed through Autodesk Revit, can force a Heap-Based Overflow vulnerability. A malicious actor can leverage this vulnerability to cause a crash, read sensitive data, or execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Autodesk Revit Version: 2026   < 2026.2
Version: 2025   < 2025.4.2
Version: 2024   < 2024.3.3
Version: 2023   < 2023.1.8
    cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:revit:2026:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:revit:2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:revit:2024:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:revit:2023:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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