CVE-2023-2762 — A Use-After-Free vulnerability in SLDPRT file reading procedure exists in SOLIDW

A Use-After-Free vulnerability in SLDPRT file reading procedure exists in SOLIDWORKS Desktop from Release SOLIDWORKS 2021 through Release SOLIDWORKS 2023. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code while opening a specially crafted SLDPRT file.

01What is this vulnerability?

A Use-After-Free vulnerability in SLDPRT file reading procedure exists in SOLIDWORKS Desktop from Release SOLIDWORKS 2021 through Release SOLIDWORKS 2023. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code while opening a specially crafted SLDPRT file.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Dassault Systèmes	SOLIDWORKS Desktop	Release SOLIDWORKS 2021 Golden, Release SOLIDWORKS 2022 Golden, Release SOLIDWORKS 2023 Golden

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: 2023-07-12T07:05:26.301Z
• Last modified: 2024-11-07T18:16:32.428Z

09References

• www.3ds.com — https://www.3ds.com/vulnerability/advisories