Use After Free vulnerability exists in the CATPRODUCT file reading procedure in SOLIDWORKS eDrawings on Release SOLIDWORKS Desktop 2025

published 2025-07-15 last yr. modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2025-21442

cvss: 7.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 9%
public exploits: 0; none known

Use After Free vulnerability exists in the CATPRODUCT file reading procedure in SOLIDWORKS eDrawings on Release SOLIDWORKS Desktop 2025. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code while opening a specially crafted CATPRODUCT file.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: last yr. (2025-07-15)

Exploit prediction

0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS eDrawings

Classification

Weakness

CWE-416 Use After Free

References

3ds.com /trust-center/security/security-advisories/cve-2025-6972

Sources

CVE List CVE-2025-6972
NVD CVE-2025-6972

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