CVE-2025-5040 (GCVE-0-2025-5040)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-10 11:31 – Updated: 2025-08-19 13:17
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Summary
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.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-122 - Heap-Based Buffer Overflow
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Autodesk Revit Affected: 2026 , < 2026.2 (custom)
Affected: 2025 , < 2025.4.2 (custom)
Affected: 2024 , < 2024.3.3 (custom)
Affected: 2023 , < 2023.1.8 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:revit:2026:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:revit:2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:revit:2024:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:revit:2023:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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