CVE-2025-5040

Published: Jul 10, 2025

Modified: Feb 26, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

7.8

HIGH

Description

A maliciously crafted RTE file, when parsed through Autodesk Revit, can force a Heap-Based Overflow vulnerability. A malicious actor can leverage this vulnerability to cause a crash, read sensitive data, or execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Autodesk	Revit	affected `2026 - < 2026.2` affected `2025 - < 2025.4.2` affected `2024 - < 2024.3.3` affected `2023 - < 2023.1.8`

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-122

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

https://www.autodesk.com/products/autodesk-access/overview

patch

https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2025-0012

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CVE-2025-5040

Description

Affected Products

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

References