CVE-2022-33887 — A maliciously crafted PDF file when parsed through Autodesk AutoCAD 2023 causes

A maliciously crafted PDF file when parsed through Autodesk AutoCAD 2023 causes an unhandled exception. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to cause a crash or read sensitive data or execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.

01What is this vulnerability?

A maliciously crafted PDF file when parsed through Autodesk AutoCAD 2023 causes an unhandled exception. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to cause a crash or read sensitive data or execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / utodesk® AutoCAD®, Advance Steel and Civil 3D®	2023, 2022

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2022-10-03T14:24:56.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-03T08:09:22.660Z

09References

• www.autodesk.com — https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2022-0020